约瑟芬·巴特勒是维多利亚时代的女权运动先驱。为了废除针对社会下层女性的《传染病法》,她成立全国妇女协会并出任领导人,通过到处演讲、报刊发文、组织请愿等方式反对国家规范卖淫;她谴责《传染病法》违背道德、法律、歧视社会下层女性,主张提升女性的社会地位,为女性积极参与社会事务、争取男女平等提供了基础。 Josephine Butler is a Victorian feminist pioneer. In order to abolish the “Infectious Disease Law” aimed at women in the lower classes of society, she established the National Women’s Association and took the leadership to oppose state norms of prostitution by giving speeches, press releases and petitions. She condemned the “Infectious Disease Law” as a violation of morality and law Discriminate against the lower-class women and advocate the promotion of women’s social status, which provides the basis for women’s active participation in social affairs and equality for men and women.