Crimes Of Outrage Sex, Violence, and Victorian Working Women
Shani D'Cruze
Crimes Of Outrage Sex, Violence, and Victorian Working Women - 1 - Oxford Routledge 20241101 - 272 p
This provocative study explores the subordination of Victorian working women in the home, neighborhood, and workplace. Drawing on courtroom proceedings, D'Cruze reveals that women's interest in speaking out against violent crimes often coincide with the court's agenda to discipline the unruly behavior of working men. However, while women used local courts of vindicate their reputation before their neighbors, doing so often compromised their respectability in the eyes of the public.
9781040295137
Taylor & Francis GBP 43.99 BB
Crimes Of Outrage Sex, Violence, and Victorian Working Women - 1 - Oxford Routledge 20241101 - 272 p
This provocative study explores the subordination of Victorian working women in the home, neighborhood, and workplace. Drawing on courtroom proceedings, D'Cruze reveals that women's interest in speaking out against violent crimes often coincide with the court's agenda to discipline the unruly behavior of working men. However, while women used local courts of vindicate their reputation before their neighbors, doing so often compromised their respectability in the eyes of the public.
9781040295137
Taylor & Francis GBP 43.99 BB