Research paper
Physiotherapy and the shadow of prostitution: the Society of Trained Masseuses and the massage scandals of 1894
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- Title
- Physiotherapy and the shadow of prostitution: the Society of Trained Masseuses and the massage scandals of 1894
- Content partner
- Auckland University of Technology
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- Tuwhera
- Description
In 1894 the Society of Trained Masseuses (STM) formed in response to massage scandals published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The Society's founders acted to legitimise massage, which had become sullied by its association with prostitution. This study analyses the discourses that influenced the founders of the Society and reflects upon the social and political conditions that enabled the STM to emerge and prosper. The founders established a clear practice model for massage which effec...
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- Research paper
- Research format
- Journal article
- Date created
- 2006-05-01
- Creator
- Nicholls, DA / Cheek, J
- URL
- https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/1795
- Related subjects
- History, 19th Century / Humans / Massage / New Zealand / Physical Therapy (Specialty) / Prostitution / Societies / Physiotherapy / Discourse / Foucault / Profession
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