Bawdy City - Commercial Sex and Regulation in Baltimore, 17901915

Centering the experiences of women, this vivid social history examines Baltimore's prostitution trade and its evolution throughout the nineteenth century.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The Rise of Prostitution in the Early Republic: 1. Selling sex in the early republic; 2. The expansion of prostitution and the rise of the brothel; 3. Brothel prostitution and antebellum urban commercial networks; Part II. Regulating and Policing the Sex Trade: 4. Policing the expanding sex trade; 5. 'Our patriotic friends': selling sex in the Civil War era; 6. Prostitution, policing, and property rights in the Gilded Age; Part III. Change and Decline in the Brothel Trade: 7. Black Baltimoreans and the bawdy trade; 8. Rise of urban leisure and the decline of brothels; 9. The end of an era; Conclusion.

About the author

Katie M. Hemphill is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Arizona.

Summary

This vivid social history of Baltimore's prostitution trade centers women in a story of how sexual commerce and debates over its regulation shaped an American city. A critical addition to the current literature addressing women's history, the history of gender and sexuality, and labor history in nineteenth-century America.

Product details

• Authors: Katie M Hemphill, Katie M. Hemphill, Katie M. (University of Arizona) Hemphill
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781108489010
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48901-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Baltimore, Maryland, Social & cultural history, History - U.S., PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1790 to c 1799