Syphilis Outbreak compels Russian-American Company to mandeate medical treatment (10 dic 1842 año – 10 abr 1850 año)

Descripción:

Russian traders have forced Alaska women into prostitution for decades. When syphilis spreads in New Archangel and Kodiak, the Russian-American Company forces Native women to undergo treatment. Although treatment improves the women’s health, the prevention of sexual transmitted infection among company employees is the objective.