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1. The Magdalenes

   Prostitution in the Nineteenth Century

   By Linda Mahood

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History

   The nineteenth century witnessed a discursive explosion around the subject of sex. Historical evidence indicates that the sexual behaviour which had always been punishable began to be spoken of, regulated, and policed in new ways. Prostitutes were no longer dragged through the town, dunked in lakes...

   Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
2. Policing Gender, Class And Family In Britain, 1800-1945

   By Linda Mahood

   Series: Women's and Gender History

   This book is intended for undergraduate courses on modern British history, women's history, courses on family, sexuality and childhood. Women's studies, history of education, sociology....

   Published November 26th 1995 by Routledge