From Ancient Sumeria to 42nd street, this is a sweeping look at "the oldest profession." They have walked streets, labored in brothels and even served in temples. They have been a part of human society for as long as human society...
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From Ancient Sumeria to 42nd street, this is a sweeping look at "the oldest profession." They have walked streets, labored in brothels and even served in temples. They have been a part of human society for as long as human society has existed. Prostitution is usually referred to as "the oldest profession." HISTORY'S MYSTERIESTM tells the story of sex for sale through the millennia. See how ancient cults sometimes employed prostitutes in the name of religion, and examine America's long and often contradictory history of handling prostitution. Contemporary accounts bring to life events like the 1825 riot when 2,000 people destroyed brothels in Lennox, Pennsylvania, and the efforts of Chicago's Moral Court and New York's Women's Court to reform the "fine" system that was in place at the turn of the century. Expert insight is provided by authors like James R. Petersen (The Century of Sex) and Timothy J. Gilfoyle (City of Eros), while Xaviera Hollander--"The Happy Hooker"--offers a more intimate glimpse at the profession. THE HISTORY OF PROSTITUTION: SEX IN THE CITY examines the forces that have kept this trade alive and well despite repeated moral and legal condemnation.
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