Front | Victorian society prostitution |
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Back | •Victorian morality held that it was a terrible evil for all of society •Prostitution was predominantly a working-class occupation - esp as the rise of 'The Angel in the House' middle-class image made obtaining work increasingly difficult for women •Dominant perception among upper classes is that women decided to become prostitutes because of an innate lustfulness and sinful nature |
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