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Prostitution in the Victorian    Era How men and poverty caused prostitution Merli Estime Professor LaFont Anthropology 39
Why Women Resorted to Prostitution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Women Forced to Prostitution A young servant girl is being forced into having sex with her boss. Today this would be classified as sexual harassment
Why Women Resorted to Prostitution  (continued) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Man’s Ideal Women Women were expected to be pure, not wear makeup, and jewelry. It was also not acceptable for women to bare there legs. Their job was to reproduce children and take care of the house and her husband. Her needs didn’t exist.
Young Girls Precious Prostitutes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Young Girls Precious Prostitutes ,[object Object],[object Object]
Prostitution:    Benefiting Men Two Fold ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prostitution=    Business Opportunity for Men This is a whorehouse where It was a belief that if a woman wasn’t under orders of a man and she was independent; she would take on a label worse then a prostitute she would be considered a whore.
Prostitutes Victimized This is picture of a police article about Jack The Ripper’s fourth victim, 43-year-old Catherine Eddowes who had been slashed to death. Their was a public outcry because prostitutes were being killed and police investigations were not being done.
Religion, Society and a Solution to Prostitution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Religion, Society and Solution to Prostitution (continued) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prostitution Still an Issue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prostitution Still an Issue   ( continued ) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prostitution Still an Issue   ( continued ) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Final Say   ,[object Object],[object Object]
Final Say   (continued) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Bibliography ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Prostitution In The Victorian Era

  • 1. Prostitution in the Victorian Era How men and poverty caused prostitution Merli Estime Professor LaFont Anthropology 39
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  • 3. Women Forced to Prostitution A young servant girl is being forced into having sex with her boss. Today this would be classified as sexual harassment
  • 4.
  • 5. Man’s Ideal Women Women were expected to be pure, not wear makeup, and jewelry. It was also not acceptable for women to bare there legs. Their job was to reproduce children and take care of the house and her husband. Her needs didn’t exist.
  • 6.
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  • 9. Prostitution= Business Opportunity for Men This is a whorehouse where It was a belief that if a woman wasn’t under orders of a man and she was independent; she would take on a label worse then a prostitute she would be considered a whore.
  • 10. Prostitutes Victimized This is picture of a police article about Jack The Ripper’s fourth victim, 43-year-old Catherine Eddowes who had been slashed to death. Their was a public outcry because prostitutes were being killed and police investigations were not being done.
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