Wealthy, free, and female: Prostitution in nineteenth-century New York

Historical Archaeology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-18

  Yamin, Rebecca ^a  

^a John Milner Associates Inc   (United States)

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EID: 33749618376     PISSN: 04409213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03376674     Document Type: Article

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