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Explores African American women's sex work in Chicago during the decades of some of the city's most explosive growth, expanding not just our view of prostitution, but also of black women's labor, the Great Migration, black and white reform movements, and the emergence of modern sexuality.

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"I've Got to Make My Livin' is a splendid study of the historical interplay of city space, race, class, gender, and sexual politics during the industrial era. In this engaging work, Cynthia Blair creates a compelling portrait and persuasive argument for black women's participation in the underground sexual economy." - Elizabeth Clement, University of Utah.

Ive Got to Make My Livin Black Womens Sex Work

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 12/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780226055985, 978-0226055985
    ISBN10: 0226055981
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    Ethnic studies / Ethnicity Gender studies: women and girls Sex and sexuality, social aspects

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Explores African American women's sex work in Chicago during the decades of some of the city's most explosive growth, expanding not just our view of prostitution, but also of black women's labor, the Great Migration, black and white reform movements, and the emergence of modern sexuality.

    Trade Review
    "I've Got to Make My Livin' is a splendid study of the historical interplay of city space, race, class, gender, and sexual politics during the industrial era. In this engaging work, Cynthia Blair creates a compelling portrait and persuasive argument for black women's participation in the underground sexual economy." - Elizabeth Clement, University of Utah.

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