Jan MacKell Collins (Wild Women of the Wild West)

Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan by Chris Ryan

Jul 6, 202684:02Arts

Jan is a historian specializing in telling the stories of the many extraordinary women of the Old West — many of them madams and prostitutes. She’s written many books, including: Brothels, Bordellos & Bad Girls: Prostitu...

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