The Spinning House girls
Cambridge University's distinctive policing of prostitution, 1823–1894
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12277688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Oswald (0000-0003-3332-2121, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 453-470 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-9268 • E-ISSN: 1469-8706 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0963926812000223 |
| OpenAlex | W2164265324 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This article explores the regulation of prostitution in nineteenth-century Cambridge by an appraisal of the committal books of the university prison. Each evening in term-time the university proctors arrested and imprisoned local ‘streetwalkers’ in an attempt to protect the students’ morals. This research offers insight into the ways in which Cambridge's geography and its dual system of governance influenced the policing of prostitution in the town centre. The former compelled students and townspeople to share the same crowded space and the latter enabled the university to enforce traditional patterns of class and gender to control sexuality in the town
Corporate governance · Criminology · Desertion · Economics · Human sexuality · Management · Media studies · Political science · Prison · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Sex work and related issues
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |