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BL
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701584
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b523773
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| Main Entry
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Wood, Sharon E
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| Title & Author
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The freedom of the streets : : work, citizenship, and sexuality in a gilded age city /\ Sharon E. Wood
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| Publication Statement
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Chapel Hill :: University of North Carolina Press,, ©2005
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| Series Statement
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Gender and American culture
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| Page. NO
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xiii, 321 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0807829390
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: 0807856010
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: 9780807829394
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: 9780807856017
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : the Belva Lockwood club -- Women in the city : law, reputation, and geography -- Women's citizenship and the problem of employment -- A place in the city : the working woman's lend a hand club -- Lives without choices : prostitution as employment -- The police matron campaign and the reform of urban environments -- Sporting men and little girls -- Making the city safe for white men : regulated prostitution -- Protecting men by reforming girls : good shepherd homes -- Women, men, and the businesses of Bucktown -- Conclusion : the popular young lady in business life
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Prostitution-- Iowa-- Davenport-- History-- 19th century
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Sex role-- Iowa-- Davenport-- History-- 19th century
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Women-- Employment-- Iowa-- Davenport-- History-- 19th century
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Women-- Iowa-- Davenport-- Social conditions-- 19th century
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| Dewey Classification
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305.42/09777/6909034
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| LC Classification
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HQ1439.D38W66 2005
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