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Historical sex work : new contributions from history and archaeology / edited by Kristen R. Fellows, Angela J. Smith, and Anna M. Munns.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]Description: viii, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780813066592
  • 081306659X
Subject(s):
Contents:
The View from Two Fields: History and Archaeology of Historical Sex Work / Angela J. Smith, Anna M. Munns, and Kristen R. Fellows -- Section I. Law and Spatial Order -- Landscapes of Power and Desire: A Geographical Analysis of Washington, DC's Nineteenth-Century Brothel District / Jennifer A. Lupu -- The Legal Language of Sex: Interpreting a Prostitution Hierarchy Using the Terminology of Criminal Charges / Anna M. Munns -- "Alleged Crusades" and "Self-Fooled Reformers": The Rise and Fall of White Slavery Hysteria in the 1910s / Ashley Baggett and Carol A. Bentley -- Sex Workers in the City: Brothels, Working Women, and the Urban Landscape of Nineteenth-Century Boston's North End Neighborhood / Alexander D. Keim -- Section II. Illuminating Brothel Diversity: Children and Women of Color -- Ghosts in the Archives: Using Archaeology to Discuss Brothel Childhoods / Jade Luiz -- Using Racial Stereotypes as a Business Strategy: Ida Dorsey in Minneapolis / Penny A. Petersen -- Melvina Massey: Fargo's Most Famous Madam / Angela J. Smith -- Section III. On the Flip Side: Men and Masculinities -- Homosocial Bonding in the Brothel: Feminine Spaces and Masculine Identities / Kristen R. Fellows -- The Enterprising Career of Tom Savage in Los Angeles' Red-Light District, 1870-1909 / AnneMarie Kooistra -- "A WEAK MAN can now cure himself": Brothels as Alternative Venues for Treatment of "Private -- Diseases of Men?" and Other Afflictions / Mark S. Warner -- Final Thoughts: Points of Intersection and Future Directions / Kristen R. Fellows and Angela J. Smith
Summary: "Exploring the sex trade in America from 1850 to 1920 through perspectives from archaeologists and historians, this volume expands the geographic and thematic scope of research on the subject, helping create an inclusive and nuanced view of social relations in United States history"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This volume explores the sex trade in America from 1850 to 1920 through the perspectives of archaeologists and historians, expanding the geographic and thematic scope of research on the subject. Historical Sex Work builds on the work of previous studies in helping create an inclusive and nuanced view of social relations in United States history.

Many of these essays focus on lesser-known cities and tell the stories of people often excluded from history, including African American madams Ida Dorsey and Melvina Massey and the children of prostitutes. Contributors discuss how sex workers navigated spatial and legal landscapes, examining evidence such as the location of Hooker?s Division in Washington, D.C., and court records of prostitution-related crimes in Fargo, North Dakota. Broadening the discussion to include the roles of men in sex work, contributors write about the proprietor Tom Savage, the ways prostitution connected with ideas of masculinity, and alternative reasons men may have visited brothels, such as for treatment of venereal disease and impotence.

Focusing on the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration and including rarely investigated topics such as race, motherhood, and men, this volume deepens our understanding of the experiences of practitioners and consumers of the sex trade and shows how intersectionality affected the agency of many involved in the nation?s historical vice districts.

Contributors: Ashley Baggett | Carol A. Bentley | Kristen R. Fellows | Alexander D. Keim | AnneMarie Kooistra | Jade Luiz | Jennifer A. Lupu | Anna M. Munns | Penny A. Petersen | Angela J. Smith | Mark S. Warner

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The View from Two Fields: History and Archaeology of Historical Sex Work / Angela J. Smith, Anna M. Munns, and Kristen R. Fellows -- Section I. Law and Spatial Order -- Landscapes of Power and Desire: A Geographical Analysis of Washington, DC's Nineteenth-Century Brothel District / Jennifer A. Lupu -- The Legal Language of Sex: Interpreting a Prostitution Hierarchy Using the Terminology of Criminal Charges / Anna M. Munns -- "Alleged Crusades" and "Self-Fooled Reformers": The Rise and Fall of White Slavery Hysteria in the 1910s / Ashley Baggett and Carol A. Bentley -- Sex Workers in the City: Brothels, Working Women, and the Urban Landscape of Nineteenth-Century Boston's North End Neighborhood / Alexander D. Keim -- Section II. Illuminating Brothel Diversity: Children and Women of Color -- Ghosts in the Archives: Using Archaeology to Discuss Brothel Childhoods / Jade Luiz -- Using Racial Stereotypes as a Business Strategy: Ida Dorsey in Minneapolis / Penny A. Petersen -- Melvina Massey: Fargo's Most Famous Madam / Angela J. Smith -- Section III. On the Flip Side: Men and Masculinities -- Homosocial Bonding in the Brothel: Feminine Spaces and Masculine Identities / Kristen R. Fellows -- The Enterprising Career of Tom Savage in Los Angeles' Red-Light District, 1870-1909 / AnneMarie Kooistra -- "A WEAK MAN can now cure himself": Brothels as Alternative Venues for Treatment of "Private -- Diseases of Men?" and Other Afflictions / Mark S. Warner -- Final Thoughts: Points of Intersection and Future Directions / Kristen R. Fellows and Angela J. Smith

"Exploring the sex trade in America from 1850 to 1920 through perspectives from archaeologists and historians, this volume expands the geographic and thematic scope of research on the subject, helping create an inclusive and nuanced view of social relations in United States history"-- Provided by publisher.

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