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Choices for women. Women were in essence supposed to be the pillar of the household, the center of the family. Were talking about middleclass women. So without any means of support, you had very few choices. You could be a domestic servant. You could be a laundress, or you could work in a factory. At the time of the civil war, there was a spike in widowhood, meaning that all of a sudden, middleclass women didnt really have any visible means of support. We saw this more in the south than in the north, because the war was fought mainly in the south. So these women would become prostitutes. It wa...

Every july for the past 25 years, the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee has hosted a civil war battle reenactment at history village depicting camp life. Next, we talk to reenactor is about Victorian Era marriage expectations and civil war brothels. My name is Cheryl Williams and i am portraying today at the reenactment, what it would have been like to be a victorian prostitute. At the time of the American Civil War which was smack in the middle of Victorian Era, there were very few choices for women. Women were, in essence, supposed to be the pillar of the household. The center of the family. ...

Reenactment what it wouldve been like to be a victorian prostitute. At the time of the american civil war, there were few choices for women. Women were in essence supposed to be the pillar of the household, the center of the family. We are talking about middleclass women. You had few choices. You could be a domestic servant. A laundress. Or you could work in a factory. At the time of the civil war, there was a spike in widowhood. All of a sudden, middleclass women did not have any visible means of support. We saw this more in the south than in the north of the war was fought mainly in the sout...

Supposed to be the pillar of the household, the center of the family, were talking about middle class women. Without any means of support, you had very few choices, you could be a domestic servant. You could be a laundress or you could work in a factory. At the time of the civil war there was a spike in widowhood, winning all the sudden middle class women, didnt really have any visible means of support. We saw this more in the south and in the north, because the war was fought, mainly in the south, these women would become prostitutes. It was not attractive choice it was certainly not their fi...

About Victorian Era marriage expectations and civil war brothels. My name is Cheryl Williams and i am portraying the reenactment, what it would have been like to be a victorian prostitute. The American Civil War was in the smack middle of the Victorian Era. Women were either supposed to be the pillar of the household, the center of the family we are talking about middleclass women. Without any means of support, you had few choices. You could get domestic servant, a laundress, or work in a factory. At the time of the civil war, there was a spike in widowhood. All of a sudden, middleclass women ...