books.google.co.uk - They were called "frail sisters," "fallen angels," "soiled doves," and "whores." They worked the brothels, saloons, streets, and "hog ranches" of the American frontier. They were the prostitutes of the post-Civil War West. This book details the destitute lives of these nearly anonymous women. Anne Butler...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Daughters_of_Joy_Sisters_of_Misery.html?id=afneL6NuubYC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareDaughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery
