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Little Lonsdale Street in the 1870s: a number of brothels were located in the area known as ‘Little Lon’. State Library of New South Wales.

Sex and the sisterhood: how prostitution worked for women in 19th‑century Melbourne

Sarah Hayes, La Trobe University and Barbara Minchinton, La Trobe University

Rubbish excavated from brothels sheds light on sex workers’ lives in the 19th century. Despite the dangers, prostitution offered an independent living free of male control.

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