Lost Sisterhood

Prostitution in America, 1900-1918
Erscheinungsjahr 1983
ISBN: 978-0-8018-2665-8
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

Written by the historical editor of the highly acclaimed Maimie Papers, The Lost Sisterhood describes both the women who chose prostitution as a acreer and the middle-class reformers who sought to eradicate prostitution from the landscape of urban America. What these women thought, how they felt, and where they fit into a rapidly changing society combine in this richly textured description of a neglected aspect of women's history, one that also illuminates the origins of contemporary attitudes toward both prostitution and women in general.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rosen, Ruth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Prostitution und Sexindustrie: Soziale & Ethische Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. From Necessary to Social Evil
Chapter 2. The Progressive Reaction
Chapter 3. Prostitution: Symbol of an Age
Chapter 4. The Lady and the Prostitute
Chapter 5. The Commercialized World of Prostitution
Chapter 6. The Subculture of Prostitution
Chapter 7. White Slavery: Myth or Reality?
Chapter 8. The Lost Sisterhood: The Causes of Prostitution
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rosen, Ruth
Ruth Rosen is associate professor of history at the University of California, Davis.