, ▁and ▁cor sets , ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁strip te ase ▁performed ▁for ▁the ▁camera ▁and ▁the ▁customer ▁but ▁which , ▁while ▁typical ▁of ▁those ▁worn ▁by ▁respect able ▁middle - class ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁were ▁far ▁more ▁expensive ▁than ▁working - class ▁women ▁could ▁normally ▁afford . ▁ ▁The ▁photograph s ▁also ▁suggest ▁that ▁Gold man ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁contemporary ▁social ▁deb ates ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁n ude , ▁and ▁possibly ▁pre gn ant , ▁woman ▁rest ing ▁her ▁hand ▁on ▁John ▁Cow an ' s ▁book ▁The ▁Science ▁of ▁a ▁New ▁Life ▁( 1 8 6 9 ), ▁in ▁which ▁Cow an ▁argued ▁that ▁women ▁should ▁have ▁control ▁over ▁their ▁own ▁fert ility ▁and ▁equal ▁rights ▁to ▁men . ▁Gold man ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁n ude ▁female ▁form , ▁which ▁was ▁difficult ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁photograph ▁using ▁the ▁" res pect able " ▁women ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁models , ▁is ▁obvious , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁sc andal ▁and ▁ru in ▁had ▁his ▁collection ▁become ▁widely ▁known ▁in ▁Victor ian ▁Reading . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁Phot ograph s ▁from ▁the ▁Gold man ▁collection , ▁all ▁c . 1 8 9 2 ▁and ▁subjects ▁un ident ified . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁William ▁Gold man ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Charles ▁Evans ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Reading . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁photograph