Upstairs Girls
Prostitution in the American West
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, History
| Author: | Michael Rutter | ISBN: | 9781560375425 |
| Publisher: | Farcountry Incorporated | Publication: | November 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Farcountry Incorporated | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael Rutter |
| ISBN: | 9781560375425 |
| Publisher: | Farcountry Incorporated |
| Publication: | November 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Farcountry Incorporated |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
