Download or read book The Queen's Daughters in India written by Elizabeth Wheeler Andrew and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Contagious Diseases Acts were an attempt by the British government to license prostitutes and to control venereal diseases. This book attacks these Acts as applied in India, defining them as ineffective and as an outrage to women.