Sex Work in the American Revolution

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Where the American War of Independence raged, the camp followers...followed. Among them were sex workers, for both the American and British troops. What was life like inside army camps where sex workers mixed with wives, soldiers and generals? How did race and slavery factor into sex and sexuality in this time? And how did each side view queerness in the camps? Joining Kate today is the wonderful historian and author, Professor John McCurdy, to take us back to this time. This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.