why did rich victorian women love to steal clothes

PODCAST Spotify: Apple Podcasts: for extra content every Wednesday Donate: Instagram: TikTok: Letterboxd: Sources: When Ladies Go AThieving: MiddleClass Shoplifters in the Victorian Department Store by Elaine Abelson Gender, Medicine, and Consumer Culture in Victorian England: Creating the Kleptomaniac by Tammy Whitlock Going on the Hoist: Women, Work, and Shoplifting in London, ca. 18901940 by William M. Meier The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting by Rachel Shtier