“Engagement advertisement”, joke postcard

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This card humorously raises the topic of the separation of married couples and the increase of extramarital sexual contacts as a result of the war. From: Hirschfeld, Magnus and Gaspar, Andreas: Sittengeschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges, 1st edition, Leipzig/Vienna 1930, Vol. 1, 96

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Separation of husbands and wives and sexual mobility in the First World War

One of the products of the First World War was increased mobility. Millions of men were sent to the front and separated from their wives and families, something that had major consequences for partnerships and sexual behaviour.

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