Wild West Tech Brothel Tech (Season 1, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History, Western

Wild West Tech

Brothel Tech (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV-G

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History, Western

The show covers aspects of the prostitution business in the wild west. It starts with the lack of women in the west relative to the number of men after the 1849 gold strike. Prostitutes worked at different levels starting at the top with ...See moreThe show covers aspects of the prostitution business in the wild west. It starts with the lack of women in the west relative to the number of men after the 1849 gold strike. Prostitutes worked at different levels starting at the top with brothels, saloon women, crib workers, and finally the street walkers at the bottom level. The poor working conditions of the women are covered along with the filthy state of their clients. Their strategic placement in red light districts along with how the red light name was derived from the rail workers red signal lanterns hanging outside the women's businesses. Perceptions of beauty or more importantly the lack of beauty standards of the day are covered. Treatments of the day for STDs are described along with the limited means to prevent them. Methods of birth control, abortion, and drug use are mentioned. The importance of prostitution as a key component of the economy of the times is stressed along with being one of the few livelihoods available to poor unmarried women of the west. Written by Anonymous See less

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Name	Known for
Keith Carradine Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Nashville (1975)
Ronald M. James Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Wild West Tech (2003)
Drew Gomber Self - Hubbard Museum Staff Self - Hubbard Museum Staff See fewer	Hardin (2015)
Marcus Huff Self - Author & Historian Self - Author & Historian See fewer	Legends & Lies (2015)
Thom Lowry Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	A Mighty Wind (2003)
Bob Boze Bell Self - Editor, True West Magazine Self - Editor, True West Magazine See fewer	Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War (2024)
Rudy Giecek Self - Brothel Owner (as Rudy Giececk) Self - Brothel Owner (as Rudy Giececk) See fewer	Wild West Tech (2003)
Marion S. Goldman Self - Historian (as Dr. Marion S. Goldman) Self - Historian (as Dr. Marion S. Goldman) See fewer	Wild West Tech (2003)
Phil Spangenberger Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Mark Reavis Self - BSB Historical Preservation Officer Self - BSB Historical Preservation Officer See fewer	Wild West Tech (2003)
Erin Benjamin Self (as Erin Weiss) Self (as Erin Weiss) See fewer	Faith Heist (2021)
Thomas P. Lowry Self Self See fewer	Wild West Tech (2003)
James A.E. Fuentez Self - Card Dealer (uncredited) Self - Card Dealer (uncredited) See fewer	Nature or Nuture (2020)
Unique Lenhardt Self - Madame (uncredited) Self - Madame (uncredited) See fewer	The Secret Life of... (2002)

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