Prostitution and Women's Work in England and Wales 1850-1950

Dorcas Carr and her colleagues introduced me to the women defined as prostitutes in Victorian Swansea. She will feature in one of the dramatised accounts in my new book. In 1888, Dorcas Carr was described as ‘a woman of ill fame’ by The Cambrian newspaper. In a time when it was thought that a woman’s … More A Woman of ‘Ill Fame’: Dorcas Carr

The ‘rescue’ of women defined as prostitutes will be one of the themes in my book. Here are some stories about it in a Swansea context. Prostitution was identified as the ‘Great Social Evil’ in Victorian society and women defined as prostitutes were perceived with both revulsion and pity. The image of the prostitute as … More Immorality averted? Saving the ‘fallen’ woman

I am writing this book differently. I will be contextualising each theme first in the chapter, and then interpreting and dramatizing the words of the woman defined as a prostitute in the second half of the chapter. I’d love you to take a look at this example below and tell me what you think. Thank … More The Prostitute’s Voice

I first encountered Judith Walkowitz’ work in my second year undergraduate course in 2005. Prostitution and Victorian Society was a revelation and reading it generated an ongoing passion for the women who were defined as prostitutes in Victorian Britain. I soon graduated to City of Dreadful Delight which also remains one of my favorite books. … More There’s only one Judith Walkowitz