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https://doi.org/10.58565/vda.5.1.9

Three Sources for the Study of Prostitution in Dubrovnik from the Mid-19th Century to the First Decades of the 20th Century

Rina Kralj Brassard orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-6875 ; Zavod za povijesne znanosti HAZU u Dubrovniku, Dubrovnik, Hrvatska


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str. 226-247

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A review of archival materials and literature has identified three lesser-known and, it appears, previously unused in scientific production sources that are significant for the study of prostitution in Dubrovnik, from approximately the mid-19th century to the first decades of the 20th century. These sources have been analysed in order to assess their possible contribution to the knowledge of the history of prostitution, primarily in the Dubrovnik area. Various unorganized files from the Dubrovnik hospital, primarily hospital records, but also other hospital files, such as lists of prostitutes who were tested for syphilis (Wassermann test) or lists of hospitalized female patients, enabled the creation of a social profile of Dubrovnik prostitutes, bringing new insights into Dubrovnik brothels and the attitude of the authorities towards prostitutes who were regularly poor, often newcomers and often members of marginalized groups. Former residents of the Dubrovnik orphanage also engaged in prostitution. The fragmentary portrayal of Dubrovnik prostitution outlined in hospital records, partly due to the poor preservation of archival materials, and partly due to the absence of traces of elite prostitution, with only indications of the existence of clandestine prostitution, nevertheless provides a faithful reflection of the most visible to the public segment of prostitution, marked by illness, forced hospitalization, incidents and the dehumanization of “loose women”. This picture of prostitution is also in the background, among others, of the work of Don Niko Gjivanović, the Dubrovnik culturologist, clergyman and member of the board of a distinguished brotherhood of priests, in suppressing prostitution and abolishing brothels, as evidenced by a segment of materials from his manuscript legacy. The provisions of the Police Regulations for the Municipality of Dubrovnik from 1913 relating to prostitution were undoubtedly empirically formed, and the intention of the authorities was to prevent the worst consequences of prostitution, visible to the public, and to prevent the spread of venereal diseases, violence and scandal. The Dubrovnik police provisions are similar to the provisions regulating prostitution in other Croatian cities, but are not listed in a separate document and are fewer in number.

Ključne riječi

Dubrovnik; prostitution; hospital; Niko Gjivanović; police regulations; 19th century; 20th century

Hrčak ID:

327049

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/327049

Datum izdavanja:

27.1.2025.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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