Minneapolis madams : the lost history of prostitution on the riverfront / Penny A. Petersen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petersen, Penny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--Minnesota--Minneapolis.

Prostitution.

Brothels--Minnesota--Minneapolis.

Brothels.

Minnesota--Minneapolis.

Physical Description:

xiv, 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]

Summary:

Minneapolis Madams is the surprising and riveting account of the city's red-light district and the powerful madams who ran it. In their heyday Minneapolis brothels were not only open for business but constituted a substantial economic and political force In the city. Penny A. Petersen brings to life this nearly forgotten chapter of Minneapolis history, tracing the story of how these "houses of ill fame" rose to prominence in the late nineteenth century and then were shut down in the early twentieth century. Minneapolis Madams is a true detective story and a key resource for anyone interested in the history of women, sexuality, and urban life in Minneapolis. Book jacket.

Contents:

Women's work of all kinds : paid labor, sex work, and the reform movement

The war on the madams : purity crusades and liquor patrols

Red lights along the riverfront : the madams make their move

Reforming the city : Doc Ames, "white slavery," and the end of an era

Vice report : after the bordellos closed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816665235

0816665230

9780816665242

0816665249

OCLC:

816563736