The Lost Sisterhood: Prostitution in America, 1900-1918"Rosen has broken entirely new ground in what will surely remain the definitive study of urban prostitution in America for many years to come." -- Times Literary Supplement |
Contents
From Necessary to Social Evil | 1 |
The Progressive Reaction | 14 |
Symbol of an Age | 38 |
The Lady and the Prostitute | 51 |
The Commercialized World of Prostitution 69 | 75 |
The Subculture of Prostitution | 86 |
The Causes of Prostitution | 137 |
Epilogue | 169 |
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