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 […]
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Ourselves by Rachel Crothers
The only prostitute play penned by a woman that was performed, Ourselves tells the story of what happens to prostitutes once they attempt the difficult process of reform. The first scene […]
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.
The Masses (January 1915-July 1915)
The Masses (A Socialist Magazine which was produced from 1911-1917. It describes itself as “a Magazine with a Sense of Humor and no Respect for the Respectable.”) James Hale–Nobody’s Sister–January 1915 […]