You are invited to an informal event to mark the publication of the book ‘Sex for Sale in Scotland: Prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1900-1939.'
by Louise Settle (University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and former IASH Fellow)
There will be a short presentation and some light refreshments. If you intend to attend, please email louise.a.settle@gmail.com
Sex for Sale in Scotland examines the various formal and informal methods that were used to police female prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1900 and 1939 and explores how these policies influenced women’s lives. The book uses a rich combination of police, probation, magistrates, poor law and voluntary organisations records to demonstrate how these organisations worked together to establish a more ‘penal-welfare’ approach towards regulating prostitution in Scotland. Particular emphasis is placed on the experiences of the women involved in prostitution, highlighting the exploitation and abuse they faced, but also the ways in which the women negotiated these dangers and were not necessarily forced into the outskirts of society, either physically or socially.
