WGST 3812 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Improper Conduct

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 3812
• Professor: Lori Stinson

Document Summary

The founders claims of sexuality, femininity , and domesticity were mediated by middle class fears of the working class. Immigration in canada was growing do to situations in ireland, many were immigrating to canada and having a hard time finding work. Many of them resorted to sex work as a means of living. In 1867 canada passed laws to criminalize prostitution. Sex workers were seen to be in poverty and linked to drugs, resulting in being police prone = arrests. Back then prison was mixed so women were incarcerated with men, around. 1917 women became prison guards and supervised women. Our home is for fallen women: emergence of the toronto industrial refuge. Magdalene homes: created by upper class scottish women to give prostitutes an alternative to prisons: provided institutional care and rehabilitations. Prostitutes were seen as the fallen women and needed more punishment then the male clients and male prostitutes.