
Chicago congressman Rep. James R. Mann, voted with the progressives. In 1909, he introduced the White Slave Traffic Act, which would make it a felony to take a woman or girl across state lines for “immoral purposes.” (Library of Congress”
Chicago congressman Rep. James R. Mann, voted with the progressives. In 1909, he introduced the White Slave Traffic Act, which would make it a felony to take a woman or girl across state lines for “immoral purposes.” (Library of Congress”