History of Prostitution in the Victorian Period

Victorian prostitution history In 1858, there were 7,194 prostitutes in London alone. Given that the reliability of the statistics is low, we can not judge whether the incidence of prostitution has increased or decreased in the 19th century, or whether it compared with other times. But Victorian people in the 1840s and 1850s considered prostitution and sex. It is clear that the disease is increasing "(Vicinus 79-80). Prostitution on the streets of London is increasingly evident, and Victorians also notices rising demand for prostitutes (Vicinus 80).

Victorian legal prostitution seems to embody the second of two types of women in the Victorian society: one is a pure wife and mother, "Home Angel", another one One is a prostitute with degenerate and sexual chaos. However, my wife and mother did not receive true respect, so I think that prostitution reflects what men truly think about every woman. A prostitute who satisfies sexual desire. Indeed, in the UK Victorian morning, many women are prostitutes. Ironically, prostitution is the only lawfully protected occupation in society, and seems not to be open to women working at home.

Prostitution was legal in the Victorian era. It represents the second category of women - the first purely purity wife and mother. People who are collapsed prostitutes in sexual confusion regard the desires and fantasies of men as "beauty of women". Paradoxically, it seems to be the only occupational activity for women who are legally provided and protected. In general, society thinks that women only work at home. "Many men believe that prostitutes are necessary to protect pure or they may tempt to inadvertently rape men."

Before the 1870s, prostitution was taking place in Europe. The sexual aversion of Victorian women promotes "the explosive growth of prostitution" and brings about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and the pathological taste of masochist. After that, the woman must start sex, and prostitution has to go. They began to compete with prostitutes to attract husband's attention. What has changed? Male started using rubber condom. This allows women to choose to enjoy sex without pregnancy, which means that women now think prostitutes as sex competitors. Later, they called for a law prohibiting prostitution, which is a myth that women do not participate in the competition. The woman said that this is the man's fault. Men are strongly demanding the need for sexual competition for women, but women have asked for more cooperative agenda. But the facts do not support this argument. Even among themselves, men's attention is not a goal and women still do not compete