Stories
- Article
The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
- In pictures
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.
- Article
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.
- Article
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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Prostitution and Homosexuality
Date: 1976-1979Reference: SA/MWF/N.11Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
Homosexuality and Prostitution, British Medical Association, Dec 1955
Date: 1955Reference: SA/MWF/N.11/4Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
Association for Moral and Social Hygiene, Something You Ought to Know: Facts about Prostitution: With some notes on "Affairs", Jul 1940
Date: 1940Reference: SA/MWF/N.11/2Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
Abraham A Sion, Prostitution and the Law, chapter three 'The systems employed to deal with prostitution' and section on 'The Street Offences Act 1959', Faber and Faber London (xeroxes)
Reference: SA/MWF/N.11/7Part of: Medical Women's Federation- E-books
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Sex & danger in Buenos Aires : prostitution, family, and nation in Argentina / Donna J. Guy.
Guy, Donna J.Date: 1991