Oh, those polite and pure Victorians . . . not so fast. Check out the archeological finds exposing the daily life of a 19th century Boston prostitute
and one way in which gentleman found the best whores is New York (at the newsstand). Did they like them smart or sporty?
For further study:
City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution and the Commercialization of Sex
Published by Adrienne Morris
Adrienne Morris is author of the novel The House on Tenafly Road (selected as an Editors' Choice Book by The Historical Novel Society and a Notable Indie Book of the Year) and The Tenafly Road Series, the continuing historical saga of the Weldon and Crenshaw families of Gilded Age Englewood, New Jersey.
Adrienne lives on a small Upstate New York farm with her human and animal family.
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Audrey Munson may interest you if you don’t know about her already. You may have seen her in statue.
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Thanks for that amazing tip! Her story is so tragic–I’m going to use elements of her for one of my characters! The statues are so beautiful too! You’ve made my morning 🙂
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I’m surprised no one has made a movie about her. Glad you liked her.
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