![]() She also goes on to explain how women only go out to walk to be seen and not for their own pleasure and experiences. Solnit makes a powerful statement where she says "women's walking is often constructed as a performance rather than transport". I find it distressing to know that women could not complete such simple tasks, such as going for a walk, without be accused, ridiculed and abused by men who took advantage of their authority. The women would have to go through a medical examination, and if they refused they would be sent to jail for number of months. It would have been frequent for a woman to be accompanied by a gentleman, despite this The Contagious Disease Act gave police the right to stop and arrest any woman they suspected of being a prostitute. ![]() ![]() It was rare to ever find a woman walking alone, as it would have been too dangerous for them, much like it still is today. ![]() In Rebecca Solnit's "Walking after Midnight" she discusses what women went through during 1870 England when it came to walking the streets at night. ![]()
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