{"product_id":"alice-memoirs-of-a-barbary-coast-prostitute-paperback","title":"Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvy Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDevon Angus\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJosh Sides\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1913 the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by the moniker Alice Smith. \"A Voice from the Underworld\" detailed Alice's humble Midwestern upbringing and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the harrowing events she endured after entering \"the life.\" While prostitute narratives had been published before, never had they been as frank in their discussion of the underworld, including topics such as abortion, police corruption, and the unwritten laws of the brothel. Throughout the series, Alice strongly criticized the society that failed her and so many other women, but, just as acutely, she longed to be welcomed back from the margins. The response to Alice's story was unprecedented: four thousand letters poured into the \u003ci\u003eBulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, many of which were written by other prostitutes ready to share their own stories; and it inspired what may have been the first sex worker rights protest in modern history. For the first time in print since 1913, \u003ci\u003eAlice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute\u003c\/i\u003e presents the memoirs of Alice Smith and a selection of letters responding to her story. An introduction contextualizes \"A Voice from the Underworld\" amid Progressive Era sensationalistic journalism and shifting ideas of gender roles, and reveals themes in Alice's story that extend to issues facing sex workers today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2015 California Historical Society Book Award \r \r In 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by the moniker Alice Smith. \"A Voice from the Underworld\" detailed Alice's humble Midwestern upbringing and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the harrowing events she endured after entering \"the life.\" While prostitute narratives had been published before, never had they been as frank in their discussion of the underworld, including topics such as abortion, police corruption, and the unwritten laws of the brothel. Throughout the series, Alice strongly criticized the society that failed her and so many other women, but, just as acutely, she longed to be welcomed back from the margins. The response to Alice's story was unprecedented: four thousand letters poured into the Bulletin, many of which were written by other prostitutes ready to share their own stories; and it inspired what may have been the first sex worker rights protest in modern history.\r For the first time in print since 1913, Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute presents the memoirs of Alice Smith and a selection of letters responding to her story. An introduction contextualizes \"A Voice from the Underworld\" amid Progressive Era sensationalistic journalism and shifting ideas of gender roles, and reveals themes in Alice's story that extend to issues facing sex workers today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760437985568,"sku":"9781597143615","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2cef67c49a178e1b6081c7e45e90f5e8.webp?v=1780179935","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alice-memoirs-of-a-barbary-coast-prostitute-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}