Dr Caroline West Wrong Women: Selling Sex In Monto, Dublin's Forgotten Red Light District

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Code 9781804184417

A feminist history of Europe's largest red-light district and an examination of the lives of the women who worked there.

Tucked away in Dublin's north inner city, Monto - purported to be Europe's biggest red-light distric..

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Binding: Paperback

Date Published: 20 Feb 2025

A feminist history of Europe's largest red-light district and an examination of the lives of the women who worked there.

Tucked away in Dublin's north inner city, Monto - purported to be Europe's biggest red-light district from 1860 to 1925 with up to 1600 sex workers at any one time - made headlines for wild tales of debauchery. However, what happened to the women and girls within its brothels in life and death is less clear.

This account balances the historical origins of Monto's rise and fall with an investigation into the inhumane and heartbreaking reality of the treatment of the women that worked there, while delving into the impact of class, sexual violence and British colonialism on the women's survival. West explores the stigma and violence the women and girls of Monto endured, and investigates the shocking claims surrounding their treatment by medial professionals.

Weaving together oral histories, historical records, fashion trends and family memories, this book brings the women of Monto to life within its pages as it explores how they lived, worked, loved, dressed, mourned and built a tight-knit community.

About the Author

Dr Caroline West has a PhD and MA in sexuality studies, is an unashamed sex nerd and is fascinated by how sex can tell us so much about society and culture. She works in sexual violence prevention at university level, and also works as a sex and relationship expert for Bumble Ireland and UK, and as an advice columnist with the Irish Independent. She is the host of the Glow West podcast which focuses on sexual wellness.

She has spent over two decades working and volunteering in social care and has been a media commentator about consent, pornography, feminism and sexual wellness since 2016. Caroline is interested in the relationship between sex, power, and knowledge, and the weird and wonderful sides of sex. She is passionate about dismantling shame and stigma around sex and pleasure, and works to build an inclusive consent culture where everyone is safe to explore their desire on their own terms.

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'A century on from Monto's closure, here is a fresh new approach. Caroline West puts the women who worked there front and centre, in a book full of humanity, empathy and insight. Vital to understanding how Monto came to be, and what happened to it' -- Donal Fallon * author of Three Castles Burning *
'Unflinching in its purpose to peel away the stigma and reclaim the voices of those often dismissed and discarded throughout history. Meticulously researched, West manages to show the harsh realities of 19th-20th century sex workers in, frankly, refreshingly humane storytelling' -- Katie Charlwood * WhoDidWhatNow podcast *

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