03426nam 2200769 a 450 991078179770332120230126202607.01-56976-857-91-56976-895-1(CKB)2550000000042854(EBL)732128(OCoLC)754713832(SSID)ssj0000533833(PQKBManifestationID)11364326(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533833(PQKBWorkID)10493677(PQKB)10937857(SSID)ssj0000542446(PQKBManifestationID)12160267(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542446(PQKBWorkID)10510534(PQKB)11428890(MiAaPQ)EBC732128(Au-PeEL)EBL732128(CaPaEBR)ebr10486745(CaONFJC)MIL534576(EXLCZ)99255000000004285420110103d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWanton West[electronic resource] madams, money, murder, and the wild women of Montana's frontier /Lael MorganChicago, Ill. Chicago Review Pressc20111 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-306-03325-X 1-56976-338-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Sinful cities, 1863-1919 -- Prologue: Madeleine : a self-made woman, 1894 -- The summer women of Helena, 1867 -- Butte, the black heart of Montana, 1877 -- Miles City and the Wild West, 1880 -- Last of the silver years, 1887 -- The celestial sex trade, 1900 -- Respectable purple paths, 1900 -- Reflection, 1900 -- The beginning of the end, 1911 -- New options, 1916 -- Epilogue: The wages of sin -- Major players: The women and men who made the most of a wild frontier -- Time line: From the brothels to the Congress.Providing new insights into women's struggle for equality, this historical study shows the true story of the women of old Montana. With few career options available in the 19th century, many of the most independent and enterprising women turned to the world's oldest profession for a lucrative source of income. Author Lael Morgan brings to life the lively and eccentric characters who tamed the West's wildest region from the time of the gold rush to the election of the first woman to U.S. Congress: Chicago Joe, with her addiction to handsome Frontier and pioneer lifeMontanaWomen pioneersMontanaHistoryWomenMontanaHistoryProstitutionMontanaHistoryWomen pioneersMontanaBiographyProstitutesMontanaBiographyMontanaHistory19th centuryMontanaHistory20th centuryMontanaSocial conditionsMontanaBiographyFrontier and pioneer lifeWomen pioneersHistory.WomenHistory.ProstitutionHistory.Women pioneersProstitutes978.6/02Morgan Lael1555394MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781797703321Wanton West3817248UNINA