“Sex workers are the original feminists. Often seen as merely subject to others' whims, in fact, sex workers have shaped and contributed to social movements across the world. In medieval Europe, brother workers formed guilds and occasionally engaged in strikes or street protests in response to crackdowns, workplace closures, or unacceptable working conditions. Fifteenth-century prostitutes, arraigned before city councils in Bavaria, asserted that their activities constituted work rather than a sin. One prostitute (under the pseudonym Another Unfortunate) wrote to the Times of London in 1859 to state, "I conduct myself prudently, and defy you and your policemen too Why stand you there mouthing with sleek face about morality? What is morality?” WomenFeminismProstitutionSex Work Book:Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights Source: Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights
“A sex worker who is living precariously or in poverty, who is at risk of criminalization or police violence, or who is being exploited by a manager or lacks negotiating power is not likely to be particularly 'sex positive' at work. These factors are structural, not a function of the worker's state of enlightenment.” FeminismProstitutionIntersectionalitySex WorkSex Positivity Book:Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights Source: Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights