Abbie Widner letter to "Johnnie" on March 2, 1905
This file appears in: Sex Work in Early Spokane: Sex work was an important economic driver in the growth of the Lilac City.
This is one of the three letter collection that can be seen at the MAC.
This file appears in: Sex Work in Early Spokane: Sex work was an important economic driver in the growth of the Lilac City.
Sex Work in Early Spokane: Sex work was an important economic driver in the growth of the Lilac City.
Though first-hand accounts from prostitutes in this era are rare, a set of letters from a Spokane sex worker shed light on "the world's oldest profession."