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Minneapolis madams : the lost history of prostitution on the riverfront

Title
  1. Minneapolis madams : the lost history of prostitution on the riverfront / Penny A. Petersen.
Published by
  1. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Author
  1. Petersen, Penny A.

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Description
  1. xiv, 228 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Subject
  1. Brothels > Minnesota > Minneapolis
  2. Prostitution > Minnesota > Minneapolis
Contents
  1. 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.
Call number
  1. JFD 13-3149
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Petersen, Penny A.
Title
  1. Minneapolis madams : the lost history of prostitution on the riverfront / Penny A. Petersen.
Publisher
  1. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN
  1. 2013010354
ISBN
  1. 9780816665235 (hc : alk. paper)
  2. 0816665230 (hc : alk. paper)
  3. 9780816665242 (pb : alk. paper)
  4. 0816665249 (pb : alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFD 13-3149
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