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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petersen, Penny A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2013
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Prostitution.
Brothels.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Maisons de prostitution > Minnesota > Minneapolis.
Brothels > Minnesota > Minneapolis.
Prostitution > Minnesota > Minneapolis.
Minnesota > Minneapolis.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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