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Upstairs Girls: Prostitution in the American West

By Michael Rutter

Book information

Publisher
Farcountry Incorporated
Year
2012
ISBN
9781560375425, 9781560373575
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6202003 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2022-09-29 00:00:31
HIS058000HistoryNonfictionSOC028000SOC059000SociologyWomen's Studies

Description

Prostitutes make up one of the most engaging chapters in the story of the American West. Upstairs Girls opens a window on the lives of these women for hire. Historian Michael Rutter offers a thorough and fascinating history of prostitution in the West, with details on why women turned to this profession and what their lives were like. Chapters on the notorious madams, the tragic Chinese sex trade, occupational hazards, rowdy dancehall girls, and the efforts of the "Moral Purity Movement" supplement the heart-breaking and sometimes humorous profiles on some of the most famous madams and prostitutes in history.

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