5.2.2
Prostitution
Prostitution in Whitechapel
Prostitution in Whitechapel
Many women resorted to prostitution to avoid poverty.
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Survival
Survival
- The problem of extreme poverty led many women taking up work as prostitutes in order to survive.
- This type of work was not usually a choice for women but rather a necessity due to the desperate situation they were in.
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Prostitutes and alcoholism
Prostitutes and alcoholism
- Often the lives of female prostitutes were dictated by a dependence on alcohol leading them to this type of work to fund their habit.
- Many would find work to afford their drink and then find further work once the money ran out to fund their board for the night.
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The danger of prostitution
The danger of prostitution
- Prostitution was incredibly dangerous as it made these women vulnerable to crime.
- Again it is believed that all the victims of Jack the Ripper had worked or were working as prostitutes at the time of their murder.
1Medieval England, 1000-1500
1.1Changing Definition of Crime in Medieval England
1.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
1.3Case Studies From 1000-1500
2Early Modern England, 1500-1700
2.1Changing Definitions of Crime
2.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
2.3Case Studies From 1500-1700
318th & 19th Century Britain
3.1Changing Definition of Crime in Industrial Britain
3.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
3.3Case Studies From 1700-1900
4Modern Britain, 1900-Present
4.1Changing Definition of Crime in Modern Britain
4.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
5Whitechapel Local Study
5.1The Geographical Area & Living Conditions
5.2The People of Whitechapel
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1Medieval England, 1000-1500
1.1Changing Definition of Crime in Medieval England
1.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
1.3Case Studies From 1000-1500
2Early Modern England, 1500-1700
2.1Changing Definitions of Crime
2.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
2.3Case Studies From 1500-1700
318th & 19th Century Britain
3.1Changing Definition of Crime in Industrial Britain
3.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
3.3Case Studies From 1700-1900
4Modern Britain, 1900-Present
4.1Changing Definition of Crime in Modern Britain
4.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment
5Whitechapel Local Study
5.1The Geographical Area & Living Conditions
5.2The People of Whitechapel
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