Prostitutes in the Archives: Problems and Possibilities in Documenting the History of Sexuality
In the past decade, the study of sexuality has proven to be one of the most dynamic academic enterprises. Among the most popular topics has been the...
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In the past decade, the study of sexuality has proven to be one of the most dynamic academic enterprises. Among the most popular topics has been the history of prostitution. Archivists have been invaluable but largely unsung allies in the explosive growth of a new revisionist literature. Through the preservation of long- ignored and oftendiscarded records and manuscripts, archivists provided the means enabling historians to answer many new questions, not only about prostitution but about the history of sexuality. Yet some of these sources raise provocative and controversial problems for historians and archivists documenting the history of sexuality.
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