Season 1, Episode 3: Philly for women in the 1840s, Sex Workers, Sarah Peter and Anna Russell Jones

Philly People, Now Deceased: A History Podcast

English - March 10, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Today on Episode 3 we draw an arc of good works through some pretty hard times. Join us as we discuss Sex Workers, Poverty, Riots,Design Schools, Sarah Peter and Anna Russell Jones.

Resources

Anna Russell Jones Disorderly City, Disorderly Women History of Moore College of Art A Guide to the Stranger, or Pocket Companion for the Fancy Appeal to the Wealthy of the Land, Ladies as Well as Gentlemen, on the Character, Conduct, Situation, and Prospects of Those Whose Sole Dependence for Subsistence Is on the Labour of Their Hands

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