Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read savingβ¦. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. In , Mary Wollstonecraft, in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, made a plea for basic human rights and equality for women -a radical demand for the time.
Now, years later, prostitutes are calling for similar rights and equality. The need o speak out for the rights of sex workers became clear to Margo St. James, a former prostitute, in the early s. She founde In , Mary Wollstonecraft, in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, made a plea for basic human rights and equality for women -a radical demand for the time. She founded Coyote Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics in and went on to establish a network of prostitutes, social workers and politicians.
The book consists of the voices of a diverse group of prostitutes, sex worker's rights activists and feminist scholars from around the world, discussing their lives and their concerns. It includes the complete text of the World Charter for Prostitutes' Rights; unedited transcripts of workshop arranged by topic from the First World Whores' Congress held in Amsterdam in February and Second World Whores' Congress at the European Parliament held in Brussels in October ; position papers; as well as interviews with various participants.
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Community Reviews. Showing Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jul 28, Jade rated it it was amazing. A wonderful honest book. Women speaking out boldly about the need for prostitutes rights.
