Good Time Girls of Colorado: A Red-Light History of the Centennial State Chapter Books Grades 3-5 and core truths

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Good Time Girls of Colorado: A Red-Light History of the Centennial State Chapter Books Grades 3-5 and core truthsThroughout the Gold Rush years and beyond, prostitution grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and cities of nineteenth century Colorado. Whether escaping a bad home life, lured by false advertising, or seeking to subsidize their income, thousands of women chose or were forced to enter an industry where they faced segregation and persecution, fines and jailing, and battled the hazards of their profession. Some dreamed of escape