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Minneapolis Madams : The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront /

Sex, money, and politics - no, it's not a thriller novel. This is the surprising and riveting account of the Minneapolis red-light district and the powerful madams who ran it. The author brings to life this nearly forgotten chapter of Minneapolis history, tracing the story of how these "ho...

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Autor principal: Petersen, Penny A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Women's work of all kinds : paid labor, sex work, and the reform movement -- The war on the madams : purity crusades and liquor patrols -- Red lights along the riverfront : the madams make their move -- Reforming the city : Doc Ames, "white slavery," and the end of an era -- Vice report : after the bordellos closed. 
520 |a Sex, money, and politics - no, it's not a thriller novel. This is the surprising and riveting account of the Minneapolis red-light district and the powerful madams who ran it. The author brings to life this nearly forgotten chapter of Minneapolis history, tracing the story of how these "houses of ill fame" rose to prominence in the late nineteenth century and then were finally shut down in the early twentieth century. In their heyday, Minneapolis brothels were not only open for business but constituted a substantial economic and political force in the city. Women of independent means, madams built custom bordellos to suit their tastes and exerted influence over leading figures and politicians. The author digs deep into city archives, period newspapers, and other primary sources to illuminate the Minneapolis sex trade and its opponents, bringing into focus the ideologies and economic concerns that shaped the lives of prostitutes, the men who used their services, and the social-purity reformers who sought to eradicate their trade altogether. Usually written off as deviants, madams were actually crucial components of a larger system of social control and regulation. These entrepreneurial women bought real estate, hired well-known architects and interior decorators to design their bordellos, and played an important part in the politics of the developing city. The author argues that we cannot understand Minneapolis unless we can grasp the scope and significance of its sex trade. She also provides intriguing glimpses into racial interactions within the vice economy, investigating an African American madam who possibly married into one of the city's most prestigious families. Fascinating and rigorously researched, this book is a true detective story and a key resource for anyone interested in the history of women, sexuality, and urban life in Minneapolis. 
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