Behind Brothel Doors

Download or read book Behind Brothel Doors written by Jan MacKell Collins and published by TwoDot. This book was released on 2022-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian Jan MacKell Collins explores the history of prostitution in the Great Plains states of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Each state had its share of working girls and madams like Lincoln's Josie Washburn and Wyatt Earp's lover Mattie Blaylock, who remain celebrities in the annals of history, but MacKell also includes the stories of lesser-known women whose role in this illicit trade nonetheless shaped our understanding of the American West. The book includes archival images and sidebar content about historic sex work and lesser-known laws.