Sex Work in 18th Century Paris

<p>Paris was a wild place in the 18th century.</p><br><p>It was the Age of the Enlightenment, cafe culture was exploding along with the world of ballet and opera, and there's the small matter of the Revolution in 1789.</p><br><p>Before that kicked off, though, there were estimated to be 30,000 sex workers in Paris, plus an additional 10,000 high-class courtesans.</p><br><p>What was the world of sex work like during this time? Who were the King's courtesans? And what happened to these people after the Revolution?</p><br><p>Joining Kate today is Nina Kushner, author of <em>Erotic Exchanges: The World of Elite Prostitution in Eighteenth-Century Paris, </em>to help us find out.</p><br><p>Edited: Tom Delargy. Producer: Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer: Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Voting is open for the Listener's Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards, so if you enjoy what we're doing, we'd love it if you took a quick follow this link and click on Betwixt the Sheets: <a href="https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting</u></a></p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a> for up to 50% for 3 months using code BETWIXT</p><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>