Freedom of the streets, the: work, citizenship, and sexuality in a gilded age city
Auteur :
Wood, Sharon E.
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9780807856017
Date de publication :
25 avr. 2005
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,9 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
505 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Sharon E. Wood focuses on Davenport, Iowa, to explore the lives of working women and the prostitutes who shared their neighborhoods. She offers portraits of individual girls and women - both prostitutes and "respectable" white workers - seeking to reshape their city and expand women's opportunities.