Sex for Sale: Six Progressive-Era Brothel Dramas
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In early twentieth-century U.S. culture, sex sold. While known mainly for its social reforms, the Progressive Era was also obsessed with prostitution, sexuality, and the staging of women's changing roles in the modern era. By the 1910s, plays about prostitution (or "brothel dramas") had inundated Broadway, where they sometimes became long-running hits and other times sparked fiery obscenity debates. In Sex for Sale, Katie N. Johnson recovers...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1609383133
ISBN13:9781609383138
Release Date:May 2015
Publisher:University of Iowa Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"
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