In 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a
serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by the
moniker 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. For the first time in print since 1913, Alice:
Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute presents the memoirs of
Alice Smith and a selection of letters responding to her story. 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.
General
| Imprint: |
Heyday Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2016 |
| Editors: |
Ivy Anderson
• Devon Angus
|
| Foreword by: |
Josh Sides
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 139 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-59714-361-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-59714-361-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781597143615 |
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