City of Women: Sex and Class in New York 1789-1860

319 Pages·1986·19.361 MB·English

by  Christine Stansell

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Contents
Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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ParOtn e
Precalr)ieopuesn dencies:
\M)meinnt hRee publCiictayn;
1789-1820
CHAPTERI FEMALWEO RK AND POVERTY
3
CHAPTER2 THE PROBLEMO F DEPENDENCY:
MEN AND WOMEN, RICHA ND POOR
19
Par1t\ vo
TheP oliotfSi occsi a1b8i2l0i-1t8y5;0
39
CHAPTER3 WOMEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
41
CHAPTER4 PLACESO F VICE:
VIEWSO F THE NEIGHBORHOODS
63
CHAPTER5 WOMEN AND MEN
76
Contents
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Wage Work
103
CHAPTER6 HARROWINGT RUTHS:
MANUFACTURINGW ORK
105
CHAPTER7 WOMEN AND THE LABORM OVEMENT
130
CHAPTER8 DOMESTICS ERVICE
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TheP oliotfti hcSest re1e8t50s-,1 860
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CHAPTER9 WOMEN ON THE TOWN:
SEXUALE XCHANGAEN DP ROSTITUTION
171
CHAPTERI O THE USES OF THE STREETS
193
CONCLUSION
217
AppenTdaibxl:e s
225
Notes
229
A NotoenS ources
285
Index
Acknowgmleendts
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