Chinese prostitution in Paris has developed since the late 1990s. Prostitutes of Chinese origin work mainly on the streets of some neighbourhoods, where...

Prostitution in Paris, both in street form and in dedicated facilities has had a long history and remains present to this day. Louis XI organised the...

exclusive prostitution network in Paris for the next decade. At this time she ran a brothel in the expensive 16th arrondissement of Paris. "There are...

at the age of 10. She entered into prostitution at the age of sixteen, and was successful in high-end prostitution, earning up to €20,000 per month at...

establishments. In Marseille alone, it had more than 25 brothels, mostly staffed by young Jewish women forced into prostitution. Carbone also had prostitution networks...

Prostitution in Overseas France varies from area to area with regard to extent, law enforcement and legality. Overseas France (French: France d'outre-mer)...

in a nursing home in the town on 17 July 1954. Steinheil is one of the main characters in the French TV drama, Paris Police 1900, which premiered in 2021...

origin, met the king in Paris as a young girl, when she was only 16 and he was 65. At that time, she earned her living from prostitution. They soon embarked...

clan gained more and more influence in the Marseille underworld. By the late 1920s they were involved in prostitution, the white slave trade, protection...

also many Chinese bars in the country where prostitution occurs. It is estimated that the Chinese sex workers send 2 billion Cfa back to China annually...

French author, courtesan and patron of the arts. Born Anne de l'Enclos in Paris on 10 November 1620, she was nicknamed "Ninon" at an early age by her father...

Prostitution in Cambodia is illegal, but prevalent. A 2008 Cambodian Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation has proven controversial...

January 1893 in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme – 14 July 1960 in Paris) was a French artist model and painter. Fernande Barrey left her native Picardy in about 1908...

surfacing in Rome. In May 1789, after her younger brother was situated in Rome, she traveled from Italy to Paris, where she became swept up in the early...

Prostitution has been practiced throughout ancient and modern cultures. Prostitution has been described as "the world's oldest profession", though this...

The history of prostitution in France has similarities with the history of prostitution in other countries in Europe, namely a succession of periods of...

hour. As with other madams engaged in elite prostitution for clients from the nobility, the activity of Justine Paris was tolerated by the police as long...

Prostitution in France (the exchange of sexual acts for money) was legal until April 2016, but several surrounding activities were illegal, like operating...

as given in the Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work. Ditmore, Melissa Hope (2006). Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work. Vol. 1. Greenwood...

la Païva, her luxurious mansion at 25 avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris. Completed in 1866, it exemplified the opulent taste of the Second Empire, and...

spent in poverty in Paris. Her name has been popularized by various authors, especially by Alfred de Vigny in his novel Cinq Mars, by Victor Hugo in the...

Paris Lees to give evidence about sex work conditions in the UK. The pair suggested that the past criminal records of those arrested for prostitution-related...

Law) of 13 April 1946 abolished the regime of regulated prostitution in France that had been in force since 1804. It required the closure of brothels ("maisons...

Prostitution is a type of sex work that involves engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and...

With the failure of her marriage, Anne-Marie began dabbling in acting and prostitution and she became a heavy user of both cocaine and opium. She began...

Nan A. Talese, 2006, p.114 Reconciliation with her husband came in the form of a daughter in 1677 and a son in 1678 "Mitford, Nancy, The Sun King" p.221...

out customers in the streets. In later years, sacred prostitution and similar classifications of women existed in Greece, Rome, India, China, and Japan....

socialite. She started her career as a prostitute and later courtesan in Paris, and from 1917 to 1918, she had an affair with the prince of Wales (later...

be living in Paris and representing himself as the ‘Comte‘ de Villette, a title that really belonged to his elder brother. While in Paris, Rétaux supported...

liaison with Bengal councillor Philip Francis in Calcutta. Relocating to Paris, she became a popular courtesan having relationships with several powerful...