The Lost Sisterhood: Prostitution in America, 1900-1918

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.

Author: Ruth Rosen
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 01/01/1982
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.96h x 5.83w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9780801826658

About the Author

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