prostituion in the 19th century American West
... N the 19th century jobs for women were hard to come across, being that women had very little schooling and were expected to stay home and tend to the kids and the house. ... Being that so many men were moving to the West in search of riches, women saw that there was an opportunity to get ahead. ... This also takes place in today’s world, modern prostitutes are faced with the same problems as these 19th century women. ... Prostitution in the 19th century West is an eye opener to what really went on. ... This is also important because it points out the fact that women in our time are still fighting for our rights as humans and that the same attitude is taken out on prostitutes in this day an age as was in 19th century.