A Shoppers’ Paradise

How the Ladies of Chicago Claimed Power and Pleasure in the New Downtown

Emily Remus

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$43.00 • £37.95 • €39.95

ISBN 9780674987272

Publication Date: 04/15/2019

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304 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

27 photos, 2 maps

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Introduction
1. Moneyed Women and the Downtown
2. The Hoopskirt War of 1893
3. Consumer Rights and the Theater Hat Problem
4. Tippling Ladies and Public Pleasure
5. Mashers, Prostitutes, and Shopping Ladies
6. The Traffic of Women
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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