Crimes of Outrage: Sex, Violence, and Victorian Working Women

by Shani D'Cruze

This book explores sexual violence against Victorian working women. The author examines how gendered notions inform both women's negotiation of relationships and men's aggression toward women.

271 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Michael Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating scholarly analysis of the extent and configuration of sexual assault & other forms of violence experienced by working class women in the late 19th century.

Theoretical approaches are taken but much of the work is based upon detailed analysis of almost 200 case studies which allow the voices of working women (and the people in their communities) to be heard in an authentic and revealing way.