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Historical Sex Work: New Contributions from History and Archaeology
LanguageEnglish
SubjectProstitution in the United States
Published2020
PublisherUniversity Press of Florida
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
Pages306
ISBN978-0-8130-6659-2
OCLC1153337070

Historical Sex Work: New Contributions from History and Archaeology is a book edited by Kristen R. Fellows, Angela J. Smith, and Anna M. Munns and published by the University Press of Florida in 2020. The book contains ten essays examining sex work in the late 1800s and early 1900s through a mix of archaeological and historical lenses.

Background

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Summary

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Historical Sex Work contains ten essays examining sex work in the United States from 1850 to 1920.[1][2] In interspersing contributions from both archaeologists and historians throughout, the book explores sex work through both archaeological and historical lenses.[3] The book is divided into three sections, titled "Law and Spatial Order", "Illuminating Brothel Diversity: Children and Women of Color", and "On the Flip Side: Men and Masculinities", respectively.[4]

"Law and Spatial Order"

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Black-and-white photograph of a street, with buildings and a sidewalk on the left; people are on the sidewalk, leaning against the trees
1912 photograph of Hooker's Division in Washington, D.C., the subject of chapter 2 of Historical Sex Work

"Law and Spatial Order" consists of chapters 2 through 5 of the book. In chapter 2, Jennifer A. Lupu, then a doctoral student at Northwestern University,[5] writes about brothels in Hooker's Division in Washington, D.C. and their geographical proximity to seats of government.[3] Next, in chapter 3, Anna M. Munns, of the University of Jamestown and one of the editors of the book, analyzes arrest records for sex workers in Fargo, North Dakota at the turn of the 20th century.[5][3] Chapter 4, written by Ashley Baggett, an associate professor, and Carol A. Bentley, a doctoral student, both in history at North Dakota State University,[5] consists of an analysis of documentary films produced in the 1910s perpetuating the White slavery panic and how they led to the passage of the Mann Act.[3][1] In Chapter 5, Alexander D. Keim, a Maryland Department of Transportation archaeologist,[5] examines material culture differences in 19th century North End, Boston brothel workers, concluding that their work both affected Boston's development and led to unique social circumstances for the workers.[3][6]

"Illuminating Brothel Diversity"

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"On the Flip Side"

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Reception

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Spude 2021.
  2. ^ McGinn 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e Hunter 2023.
  4. ^ Thomas 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Fellows, Smith, & Munns 2020, p. 287.
  6. ^ Kushner 2022.

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