Brothel Days - Virginia City

Saturday, June 21, 2014 - Sunday, June 22, 2014

The Bale of Hay Saloon in Virginia City, MT will present a tribute to these working women, both Prostitutes and Hurdy-Gurdy Girls on June 21 and 22, 2014

Saturday at 1pm Leona Stredwick will present history of prostitution, brothels and madams in gold rush camps and Montana. She will also uncover Hollywood myths about prostitution.

Bed races will commence at 4pm on Saturday, each team must have a person dressed in "proper attire" on the bed and race up the street against another team. Get your five person teams together and join the fun, prizes for best team name and fastest bed!

Sunday at 1pm Ellen Baumler will present the lecture “Montana and the Landscape of Prostitution”. Prostitution was big business in western towns and mining camps, but the subject is difficult to trace and shrouded in myth. Historian and author Ellen Baumler sorts out the hidden history of this compelling subject with a look at the real evidence and the architectural remnants that survive in Virginia City and across the state. 

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