Legislation was passed to combat prostitution, but the classification was too weak to definitively categorize someone (Rollo-Koster). In general, prostitution was not a lifelong career for women in the Middle Ages. Most women who entered prostitution only did so in times of great financial need (Roberts). Legal proceedings have been repeatedly brought against mothers for prostituting their own daughters (Findlen). Aside from juvenile prostitution, it was considered a necessary part of life in the Middle Ages. Because prostitution was openly available to men, rape was less likely to occur for honest women of all ages (Rossiaud). Due to population density, prostitution tended to be drawn more to larger cities. This does not mean, however, that prostitutes did not roam small towns, chasing fairs and other traveling forms of entertainment (Rossiaud). Although the general attitude toward prostitution was not malicious, women who did not fit into the social structure of the Middle Ages were condemned for failing to obey one law or another. This ultimately led to progressive policies confining prostitutes to a red-light district (Sanger). Prostitutes were eventually forced to wear a shoulder bow of a defined color in order to distinguish them from other respectable people.