Josie Arlington's Storyville : the life and times of a New Orleans madam / Marita Woywod Crandle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crandle, Marita Woywod, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deubler, Mary, 1864-1914.

Deubler, Mary.

Procuresses--Louisiana--New Orleans--Biography.

Procuresses.

Prostitution--Louisiana--New Orleans--History.

Prostitution.

Brothels--Louisiana--New Orleans--History.

Brothels.

Red-light districts--Louisiana--New Orleans--History.

Red-light districts.

History.

Storyville (New Orleans, La.)--History.

Storyville (New Orleans, La.).

New Orleans (La.)--History.

New Orleans (La.).

Louisiana--New Orleans.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

140 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2020.

Summary:

At a time when women were denied opportunity, the lavish parlors of Storyville offered advancement for women who welcomed the vice. Mary Deubler, the Storyville madam who called herself Josie Arlington, more than welcomed carnal enterprise. A turbulent childhood forced her into a life of prostitution at an early age, but fueled by ambition, she opened a brothel that soon developed a dangerous reputation in a city famous for competitive iniquity. Devastating circumstances spun her into a new path lined with luxury. Her palace, the brothel she named the Arlington, cemented her legacy. An establishment filled with exotic girls, who added a rare air of refinement to its proffered debauchery, it allowed Josie to become something even rarer for her time: a self-made woman of vast wealth and influence. Author Marita Woywod Crandle charts Josie's rise while painting a vivid picture of New Orleans's red-light district.

Contents:

1 The Environment for Prostitution in New Orleans p. 19

2 Mary Deubler: The Early Years p. 22

3 Diamonds in Her Hair p. 30

4 Crafty Creature p. 37

5 Tom Anderson p. 41

6 Storyville, 1897-1917 p. 49

7 Competition, Camaraderie and Voodoo p. 62

8 Menstrual Cycles, Pregnancy and Venereal Disease in Storyville p. 70

9 The Blue Book: Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense p. 74

10 The Green Hour: Absinthe in New Orleans p. 82

11 Evolution of the French Quarter p. 87

12 E.J. Bellocq p. 92

13 The Arlington Fire p. 101

14 The Two Mrs. Bradys p. 105

15 The Will p. 119

16 The Ghost of Josie Arlington p. 126.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781467142540

1467142549

OCLC:

1121084816

Publisher Number:

99984433462