Sex for Sale: Six Progressive-Era Brothel Dramas

by Katie N. Johnson

In early twentieth-century U.S. culture, sex sold. While known mainly for its social reforms, the Progressive Era was also obsessed with prostitution, sexuality, and the staging of women's changing roles in the modern era. By the 1910s, plays about prostitution (or "brothel dramas") had inundated Broadway, where they sometimes became long-running hits and other times sparked fiery obscenity debates. In Sex for Sale, Katie N. Johnson recovers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609383133
• ISBN13: 9781609383138
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"