| Front | VICTORIAN INFLUENCE: true or false 'fallen women' were punished by society but the men who helped them were celebrated |
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| Back | true The Victorians also idealised the idea of gentlemanly chivalry towards these “fallen women”. Therefore, these women were punished by society, but the men who ‘helped’ them were celebrated. Priestley suggests this romantic ideal was actually based on sexual exploitation and lust. Men preyed on these “fallen women” as easy targets to satisfy their own needs while getting credit from their peers. |
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