Brothels, depravity and abandoned women: illegal sex in antebellum New Orleans
Selling sex and the law -- "Disgusting depravity" : sex across the color line -- The sexual exploitation of children -- Infamous public women -- Larceny and robbery among prostitutes -- Violent lives -- The murder of a "lewd and abandoned woman" : state of Louisiana v. Abraham Pa...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University Press
2009
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In: | Year: 2009 |
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Summary: | Selling sex and the law -- "Disgusting depravity" : sex across the color line -- The sexual exploitation of children -- Infamous public women -- Larceny and robbery among prostitutes -- Violent lives -- The murder of a "lewd and abandoned woman" : state of Louisiana v. Abraham Parker -- Keeping a brothel in antebellum New Orleans -- "An ordinance concerning lewd and abandoned women." |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Physical Description: | XIII, 221 S. Ill., Kt. |
ISBN: | 9780807133972 0807133973 |