Finnegan, Frances

Poverty / Prostitution York

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ISBN 13:: 9780521033374
author:: Finnegan, Frances
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Cambridge University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2007
Pages:: 244
Dimensions:: 152 mm X 228 mm
Genre:: British & Irish history
Condition:: New
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Poverty and Prostitution in Victorian York is a study of 1,400 prostitutes and brothel-keepers operating in a city over a half century. Based on detailed evidence from various sources, including court records and census enumerators' notebooks, Dr Frances Finnegan examines the social and geographical origins of these individuals and their associates. The book challenges existing interpretations of prostitution during this period, revealing that the Victorian street-walker's career was often tragic and brief, marked by poverty, desperation, and disease. Through the histories of individual women, as well as fascinating photographic material, Poverty and Prostitution sheds new light on a significant aspect of urban life in 19th-century York. By exploring the lives of these women, Dr Finnegan provides a nuanced understanding of the complex social issues surrounding prostitution during this time.

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