Sex, money, and politics—no, it’s not a thriller novel. Minneapolis Madams is the surprising and riveting account of the Minneapolis red-light district and the powerful madams who ran it. Penny Petersen brings to life this nearly forgotten chapter of Minneapolis history, tracing the story of how these “houses of ill fame” rose to prominence in the late nineteenth century and then were finally shut down in the early twentieth century. In their heyday Minneapolis brothels were not only open for business but constituted a substantial economic and political force in the city. Women of independent means, madams built custom bordellos to suit their tastes and exerted influence over leading figures and politicians. Petersen digs deep into city archives, period newspapers, and other primary sources to illuminate the Minneapolis sex trade and its opponents, bringing into focus the ideologies and economic concerns that shaped the lives of prostitutes, the men who used their services, and the social-purity reformers who sought to eradicate their trade altogether. Usually written off as deviants, madams were actually crucial components of a larger system of social control and regulation. These entrepreneurial women bought real estate, hired well-known architects and interior decorators to design their bordellos, and played an important part in the politics of the developing city. Petersen argues that we cannot understand Minneapolis unless we can grasp the scope and significance of its sex trade. She also provides intriguing glimpses into racial interactions within the vice economy, investigating an African American madam who possibly married into one of the city’s most prestigious families. Fascinating and rigorously researched, Minneapolis Madams is a true detective story and a key resource for anyone interested in the history of women, sexuality, and urban life in Minneapolis.

The girls wanted to survive and live a fantasy that most women think of but never try. The forbidden frolic and the long walk to Satan's door and back again. This is about escorts who knocked upon that door and entered to lose their very souls to the money they made. There were those men and women that seemed to have the keys to Satan's many rooms. While other women made the journey that their various preachers told them they should never think about, and with soul still intact fell back into religion to preach the evils of the sin to which they had been exposed. Almost all of these women broke the cardinal rule of having sex without the piece of paper binding them to one man and only one man. The Harlots of San Francisco was who they were. For me they were my Professional Escorts. They were all part of the new Barbary Coast, the new public bounty of flesh for money trade abounding all through the last twenty years of the Twentieth Century.

Annie Ryan is running a second-rate brothel in 1890s Denver with an eye toward expansion -- until murder stalks the good-time girls. This rollicking tale of blurred lines, flowing booze, played-out miners and upstairs girls delivers a compelling look at the Wild West, where women were enterprising and a price was paid for justice.

The girls wanted to survive and live a fantasy that most women will think of someday but never try. The forbidden frolic and the long walk to Satan's door and back again. These women knocked upon that door and some became lost and entered to lose their very souls to the money they made.The Harlots of San Francisco was what many people called them.For me they were my Professional Escorts.They were all part of the new Barbary Coast, the new public bounty of flesh for money trade abounding all through the last twenty years of the twentieth century.

Madam Millie contains sordid details and frank language that will make many readers blush. It is unvarnished language, as recorded directly from Millie by Max Evans over a period of almost twenty years. It presents a complete picture of the business of prostitution as it was practiced in the west from the late 1920s to the mid 1970s, told by the most successful madam in the business.

Madam Suzanne is a true journey from humble beginnings, to her role as the mastermind behind the most successful and upscale brothels in Las Vegas, Orange county, and the country. Follow Madam Suzanne behind the scenes, as she reveals the secrets behind the inner workings of OC FUN, an upscale escort agency which operated out of twelve brothels, with a collection of 8,600 VIP clients, and thousands of classy, beautiful, and sexy women. Discover the reasons why ordinary women choose to become high paid escorts, and why men pay an exuberant amount of money to enjoy their intimate relationship, and companionship. Watch Madam Suzanne as she skillfully navigates through the complicated relationships between the escorts, who offer their bodies as a high demand commodity, and the clients who shamelessly use them. After 30 years in the business, Madam Suzanne evaluates the balance between law enforcement need to combat prostitution, and the logistics behind legalization in the U.S. Prepare to be shocked when Madam Suzanne finally reveals her true Identity.

At a time when there were almost no career opening for women, a group of intrepid and gifted females scaled the heights of what was literally a man's world - they became brothelkeepers, or 'bawds', Mother Clap - women bawds were often known as Mother - ran male brothels, or Molly Houses. Elizabeth Holland had an immense moated mansion built on Bankside and for 30 years entertained the aristocracy, including royalty. When troops attempted to stop her trade and eject her from the house, she and her girls drove them off. The Georgian bawd Charlotte Hayes held a 'Cyprian Fete' at which gentlemen "of the highest breeding" first watched athletic young men copulating with nubile whores and then joined in themselves. Fergus Linnane reveals the other side of London's years of pomp and splendour, painting a vivid picture of the bawds, their girls, and their clients. Madams is fresh and original, offering humour, insight, and a very candid view of the sexual behaviour of Londoners through the ages.

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