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The Madeleine Archives is a developing collection of media, research, and reading that aims to diversely and accurately represent erotic labor.
We all deserve a world where an honest night’s work is demystified, destigmatized, and made safe for everyone involved.
Starting Your Sex Work Book Collection: 101
Popular Articles (by author)
- Brown, Elizabeth Nolan The War on Sex Trafficking Is the New War On Drugs
- Grant, Melissa Gira When Prostitution Wasn’t A Crime
- Laskowski, Amy A Brothel Reveals Its Secrets
Academic Articles (by author)
- Cabili, Diana “NHI” condones violence against prostitutes
- Hansen-Brett, C.L. Ladies in Scarlet: An Historical Overview of Prostitution in Victoria, BC 1870-1939
- Jabbour, Nicholas Syphilis from 1880 to 1920: A Public Health Nightmare and the First Challenge to Medical Ethics
- Jackson, April Lynn The History of Prostitution Reform in the United States
- Jones, Kimberly Prostitution and Police: The Great Social Evil in Chicago
- Luker, Kristin Sex, Social Hygiene, and the State: The Double-Edged Sword of Social Reform
- Pliley, Jessica Prostitution in America
- Pliley, Jessica Vice Queens and White Slaves: The FBI’s Crackdown on Elite Brothel Madams in 1930s New York City
- Shelton, Jacqueline Evil Becomes Her: Prostitution’s Transition from Necessary to Social Evil in 19th Century America
- York-Bertram, Sarah “We Have Never Allowed Such A Thing Here”: Social Responses to Saskatchewan’s Early Sex Trade, 1880 to 1920
Notes & Quotes
Want to skip to (some of) the best parts of the book? Here, have a peek at my research notes! A blog post with reading lists can be found here.
- Rosen, Ruth The Lost Sisterhood
Coming soon…
- Grant, Melissa Gira Playing the Whore
- Mac, Juno & Smith, Molly Revolting Prostitutes
Can You Help?
What is missing? What would you like to see more of? Post links of your favorite articles to help this collection grow!
Madeleine Blair 
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