[poinq]

Prostitutes are part of western lore. They are tough women in the west. Its housewives that are often the bad women. Housewives are often considered too frail or nosy, or rumormongers. The prostitutes are depicted as women who can handle themselves and know the men. And by the way, they like the men. Thats the way westerns are in most movies and TV shows as well as real life. Calamity Jane was said to be a prostitute.

[digger48]

I somehow doubt that many of them looked like Miss Kitty tho.

[sphinx]

Prostitutes are part of western lore. They are tough women in the west. Its housewives that are often the bad women. Housewives are often considered too frail or nosy, or rumormongers. The prostitutes are depicted as women who can handle themselves and know the men. And by the way, they like the men. Thats the way westerns are in most movies and TV shows as well as real life. Calamity Jane was said to be a prostitute.

Per a talk at a Civil War Roundtable from an historian who had looked into it: the life expectancy of a prostitute in that era was about five years. They were deadenders, typically alcoholic and diseased. Add in malnutrition and lack of medical care, and you can take your pick as to what finally carried them off.

[katana]

“Soiled Doves”.

[PLMerite]

“Prostitutes are part of western lore. “

Hence this little ditty about the California Gold Rush:

The miners came in ‘49,
the whores in ‘51.
When they got together,
they produced the native son.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#24: "Prostitutes are part of western lore. They are tough women in the west."

Tough indeed. I've seen various photographs of the whores and they sure weren't models for Victoria's Secret. They were pretty rough looking, and some looked like cowpokes with a dresses on.