My Little Sister Reviews
Promoted as one of the most widely read books of 1913, My Little Sister received much press when it was published both in the U.S. and in the UK (Under […]
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50,000 Girls Disappear a Year
An article in the New York Times in 1913 made the dubious claim that over 50,000 girls were abducted each year when they migrated to cities. This is just one […]
The Fight (1913) by Bayard Veiller
Part of the 1913 – 1914 season of white slave plays, The Fight offered a thrilling brothel rescue scene, a feminist protagonist, and unveiled political corruption. It was ultimately censored […]
Dealers in White Women Reviews
This 1904 melodrama by Martin Hurley portrayed the rescue of an unsuspecting daughter from the vice den of a white slaver. There are three reviews. Dealers in White Women […]
Rediscovering Kate Carew
Kate Carew was a reporter and caricaturist who reported on white slavery, among other topics, in 1910. […]
The Fight Publicity Materials
One of the most infamous censored brothel plays of the 1913 season.