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City women

"If women left the safety of the home and were on the streets, it was claimed, they became corrupted by the transgressive values of the city. They would be thought to be either prostitutes or vulnerable working women - with both groups the victims of a hostile and threatening environment."

• Working women thought to be victims, given bad character, Silver's girlfriend probably was bad character if with him
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