| Description | The address gives information about a Bill passed by Parliament [Contagious Diseases Acts], and appeals to the women of Colchester to urge their male relatives to vote against Sir Henry Storks as MP in the election.
[Butler, Josephine (nee Grey), 1828-1906, English social reformer and feminist. She campaigned for the abolition of child prostitution, and in 1869 became involved in the campaign to repeal the Contagious Diseases Acts].
[Storks was a prominent supporter of the Contagious Diseases Acts who favoured their extension to soldiers' wives]. |