Good Time Girls of the Pacific Northwest
A Red-light History of Washington, Oregon, and Alaska
Globe Pequot Publishing · Print & ebook · February 24, 2020
Throughout the development of the American West, prostitution grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and cities of the nineteenth-century Pacific Northwest.
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- Who it’s for
- Jan MacKell Collins traces prostitution in nineteenth-century Pacific Northwest mining camps, towns, and cities.
- Themes
- Nineteenth-century Western prostitution, Persecution and abuse of women, Seeking escape from the sex industry
- Genres
- Sex Trade & Prostitution, Pacific Northwest History, Women's History
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Throughout the development of the American West, prostitution grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and cities of the nineteenth-century Pacific Northwest.
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Whether escaping a bad home life, lured by false advertising, or seeking to subsidize their income, thousands of women chose or were forced to enter an industry where they faced segregation and persecution, fines and jailing, and battled the hazards of disease, drug addiction, physical abuse, and pregnancy. They dreamed of escape through marriage or retirement, but more often found relief only in death. An integral part of western history, the stories of these women continue to fascinate readers and captivate the minds of historians today.
Pacific Northwest Red-Light History
Jan MacKell Collins traces prostitution in nineteenth-century Pacific Northwest mining camps, towns, and cities.
Come here for
- Women’s histories within the nineteenth-century Pacific Northwest sex trade
- The risks and constraints women faced, including persecution, abuse, and disease
Expect
- Accounts of women who entered the industry by choice or force
- Segregation, fines, jailing, and hazards including addiction and pregnancy
Where it sits
| Pacific Northwest History | 70% |
|---|---|
| Sex Trade & Prostitution | 55% |
| Women's History | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Pacific Northwest History
- Women's History
- Authors
- Jan MacKell Collins
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Publishing
- Published
- February 24, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Nineteenth-century Western prostitution · Persecution and abuse of women · Seeking escape from the sex industry
- Reading lane
- Pacific Northwest History