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Alice Lib/E: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute

Alice Lib/E: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute


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The collected memoirs of a 1913 San Francisco sex worker, their effect on society at the time, and where they fit in today's world In 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by Alice Smith. "A Voice from the Underworld" detailed Alice's humble Midwestern upbringing and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the harrowing events she endured after entering "the life." While prostitute narratives had been published before, never had they been as frank in their discussion of the underworld, including topics such as abortion, police corruption, and the unwritten laws of the brothel. Throughout the series, Alice strongly criticized the society that failed her and so many other women, but, just as acutely, she longed to be welcomed back from the margins. The response to Alice's story was unprecedented: four thousand letters poured into the Bulletin, many of which were written by other prostitutes ready to share their own stories; and it inspired what may have been the first sex worker rights protest in modern history. An introduction contextualizes "A Voice from the Underworld" amid Progressive Era sensationalistic journalism and shifting ideas of gender roles, and reveals themes in Alice's story that extend to issues facing sex workers today.

About the Author :
Ivy Anderson is a San Francisco-based writer who focuses on issues of ecology and radical history. Her reportage on water management issues was published in Water Efficiency magazine and and her poetry in Poecology. She holds a BA in environmental studies with a minor in geography, runs a community garden, and is on the board of a bookstore collective in San Francisco. Ivy Anderson is a San Francisco-based writer who focuses on issues of ecology and radical history. Her reportage on water management issues was published in Water Efficiency magazine and and her poetry in Poecology. She holds a BA in environmental studies with a minor in geography, runs a community garden, and is on the board of a bookstore collective in San Francisco. Devon Angus is an artist, activist, and historian based in San Francisco. He organized and published a series of oral histories of immigrants in the Catskills region, and was the recipient of an arts grant through the New York State Council on the Arts for his show Songs and Stories of Old New York. Devon Angus is an artist, activist, and historian based in San Francisco. He organized and published a series of oral histories of immigrants in the Catskills region, and was the recipient of an arts grant through the New York State Council on the Arts for his show Songs and Stories of Old New York. Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly awards. Marguerite has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career. With over four hundred titles to her credit, her narration spans nearly every genre, from nonfiction to mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and children's fiction.

Review :
"Not only for Bay Area history buffs, Alice will enlighten all readers to early shifts in gender roles and societal correlations today." -- "Literary Hub" "Skillfully contextualized by the editors, Alice demonstrates the power of the press in the Progressive era to rouse diverse communities into public sphere debate and political activism...Should be essential reading for anyone interested in the rich history of sexual commerce in the United States. -- "Gretchen Soderlund, author of Sex Trafficking, Scandal, and the Transformation of Journalism, 1885-1917" "With its unflinching honesty, the political relevance of Alice's story and analysis resonates today. By speaking out from 'the underground, ' Alice's narrative predicts contemporary San Francisco sex worker discourse, motivating political action against all odds. An important book." -- "Carol Leigh, artist, author, filmmaker, and sex workers' rights activist"


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  • ISBN-13: 9781665073783
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1665073780
  • Publisher Date: 10 Jul 2021
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute


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