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By : Michael Rupkalvis The Victorian Era was a time of harsh restraints on sexuality for all people, but especially women. It was a time when sexual repression was viewed as an ideal trait of the well-bred woman. In an era when the themes of the time were "the cult of true womanhood" and the "code of chivalry" it was to be expected that women would be sexually ignorant and repressed. During Victorian times, in order to be considered a lady, one would abstain from natural desire. In other words, no sex, and only virgins were considered proper ladies. The "cult of true womanhood" dictated that submissiveness, purity and piety were the traits of a lady. Instead of embracing womanhood, the push was more towards making a woman asexual. The only reason a lady would have sex was to procreate. And certainly, a lady would never enjoy sex. Women were not to talk about sex nor to want to have sex. These were social "no-no's." A young girl would be kept in her father's house while being closely watched by her mother so that she did not stray, for an unclean or impure woman would not be capable of finding a husband. In the Victorian era, the only duty of women – and the sole means of obtaining society's respect - was to get married, keep a good home and have children. Sexual repression abounded. The only women deemed worthy of marriage were those that abstained from sexual activity. This lead to a flourishing prostitution business. Though the male was pushed to control his natural instincts, they were considered too weak to control them on their own. So they utilized prostitutes. Unmarried women often turned to prostitution, as a way to earn money and to fulfill their innermost desires - as well as those of the men they attended. From a societal standpoint, reproduction was the only reason for sex. In fact, procreation was the only approved reason for sex even between married people. Sex was not to be engaged in for enjoyment nor fulfillment, between a man and his wife. Marital sex was seen as a shameful necessity to married life. And even there, many upper middle class couples showed their refinement by not having children and not having sex. Contraception was another taboo subject, being regarded as pornographic. The medical profession, too, looked down on sex. They found it absolutely deplorable to think that a woman was capable of having an orgasm. Enjoyment of sex or the desire to have sex was not considered normal for females. Pregnancy was seen as a ‘delicate' condition. As one can see, being a woman during the Victorian Era meant a life of obligatory sex solely for procreation - which one was forbidden to enjoy. Proper well-bred ladies did not even think about sex. Prostitution was a thriving business to satisfy men's desires, as it was not considered proper for spouses to have intercourse unless the intention was to create a child. And even today, in 21st Century America, remnants of the Victorian attitudes toward female sexuality remain entrenched in large pockets of our society. Colin Albert runs the Euphoria for Women website. The website provides information on female sexual dysfunction and features a product that acts as a female herbal enhancer, for women of all ages & levels of sexual activity. |
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