The Freedom of the Streets Work, Citizenship, and Sexuality in a Gilded Age City |
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Author:
| Wood, Sharon E. |
Series title: | Gender and American Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5601-7 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $37.50 |
Book Description:
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Sharon E. Wood focuses on Davenport, Iowa, to explore the lives of working women and the prostitutes who shared their neighborhoods. She offers portraits of individual girls and women - both prostitutes and ""respectable"" white workers - seeking to reshape their city and expand women's opportunities.
Sharon E. Wood focuses on Davenport, Iowa, to explore the lives of working women and the prostitutes who shared their neighborhoods. She offers portraits of individual girls and women - both prostitutes and ""respectable"" white workers - seeking to reshape their city and expand women's opportunities.