“In 1905, more than 1,700 young women made Portland their home. That trickle soon became a flood, and by 1907 more than 7,000 women a year were coming to Portland look for new lives.” SexWomenMurderPoliceScandalProhibitionAnna Schrader Book:Murder & Scandal in Prohibition Portland: Sex, Vice Misdeeds in Mayor Baker's Reign Source: Murder & Scandal in Prohibition Portland: Sex, Vice Misdeeds in Mayor Baker's Reign