01166nas a2200169 4500000000100000008004100001260001000042653001200052653002600064653001900090653001000109653001100119100001500130245010600145520072000251022002500971 2025 d bWiley10aLeprosy10aAnti leprosy campaign10aGender aspects10aWomen10aRights1 aPamonag FD00aGendering a Public Educational Campaign Against Leprosy in the US‐Occupied Philippines, 1928–19293 a
The gendered nature of anti‐leprosy campaigns in the colonial Philippines remains understudied in historical scholarship. Through the lens of gender, this article examines an educational campaign (1928–1929) that was conducted by the Philippine Anti‐Leprosy Society, a civic organisation, within The Woman's Outlook magazine. Women were both actors and objects of the campaign, which supported a contested public health measure that segregated and confined leprosy‐affected Filipinos in government leprosaria. This study, therefore, offers insights into the motivations and implications of women's support for contested policies in the contexts of colonialism and women's struggle for their rights.
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