Prostitutes in Zagreb at the Beginning of the 20th Century. Full text: croatian pdf Kb. Pro tempore, 15 , Accessed 5 Jul. Pro tempore [Internet]. This paper deals with the life of prostitutes as a marginalized group in the city of Zagreb at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as with the very phenomenon of prostitution. The daily life and supervision of prostitutes were originally regulated by the Prostitution Rulebook from The second such document was the Regulation of royal constabulary directorate from 24th of September in The biggest change in their life was the abolition of prostitution by the Act on the Suppression of Sexual Diseases from 28th of March in Consequently, all women who continued to engage in prostitution were now placed in the sphere of illegal, secret prostitution.
Even though secret prostitution also existed when prostitution was legal, in this period its numbers soared. Apart from legal regulations, the life of a prostitute was portrayed with the help of excerpts from the daily press and the works of their contemporaries. Article data in other languages: croatian. Visits: 1. Login and registration. Login Change auth. Pro tempore , No. Review article Prostitutes in Zagreb at the Beginning of the 20th Century.
