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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists

Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.

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Sex work through the ages

Discover how societies, from antiquity to the present day, have chosen to regard and treat sex workers. While some communities work towards acceptance, others retain harsh judgement.

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Dial ‘S’ for sex

In pre-internet days, phone boxes became a patchwork of ‘tart cards’ offering sexual services. Find out about the clandestine world they hint at.

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The bishop’s profitable sex workers

How did the Church rake in revenue from 14th-century sex regulations? Kate Lister explores a bishop’s lucrative rulebook.

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  • A prostitute wearing a short tight skirt steps between a doorway into a corridor raising her arm with her bag and some tissues; advertisement for safe sex by the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC). Colour lithograph.
  • John and Petra, two prostitutes who think they don't need to use condoms except with customers; advertising safe sex. Lithograph.
  • The legs of a prostitute standing on a roadside representing a warning about the dangers of working on the street with a list of seven safe sex guidelines for prostitutes by the SOA Stichting, Utrecht. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • HIV : the facts for women who sell sex : no-nonsense information about HIV for women who work as prostitutes / Immunity Publications Ltd.
  • HIV : the facts for women who sell sex : no-nonsense information about HIV for women who work as prostitutes / Immunity Publications Ltd.
  • HIV : the facts for women who sell sex : no-nonsense information about HIV for women who work as prostitutes / Immunity Publications Ltd.
  • HIV : the facts for women who sell sex : no-nonsense information about HIV for women who work as prostitutes / Immunity Publications Ltd.
  • HIV : the facts for women who sell sex : no-nonsense information about HIV for women who work as prostitutes / Immunity Publications Ltd.
  • HIV : the facts for women who sell sex : no-nonsense information about HIV for women who work as prostitutes / Immunity Publications Ltd.
  • HIV : the facts for women who sell sex : no-nonsense information about HIV for women who work as prostitutes / Immunity Publications Ltd.
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