In this fourth episode we discover the ingenious scams the prostitutes came up with to make money without resorting to sex work. After all, who wouldn’t choose to steal a sovereign or two if it meant they got to keep their bits to themselves! Mind you, they often fell foul of the law for doing so …
Welcome to Cunny Corner, the podcast where historian Sue Pengelly and writer Stef Fox shine a light on the hidden stories of Victorian Barnstaple's most resilient women … its prostitutes. We're bringing you their real, unfiltered stories - deeply human accounts of survival, humour and strength.
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