B50: Skin in the Game: The Social and Economic Pressures of Prostitution in the Early American Republic

Why did women become prostitutes during the Early American Republic? A lot of work has been done on prostitution during the mid-nineteenth century, but not enough has looked at the sex trade during the nation’s founding and early-nineteenth century. This paper looks at the social and economic pressures faced by women that made them turn […]

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