Strut That Stroll: Making Visible Calgary’s Historic Sex Industry

Join us for a special Stampede edition of our Knowledge Thirsty Thursday mini trainings as special guest Dr. Kimberly A. Williams, Ph.D. (she/her) takes us back to Calgary’s early days, when our city was notorious as “the booze, brothel, and gambling capital” of the Canadian West, to make visible some of the places, politics, and people that shaped our city’s adult consensual sex industry. From “bawdy houses” to moral crusades to the Calgary Stampede, this talk offers a fascinating glimpse into a hidden chapter of our city’s past, shedding light on a complex intersection of commerce, culture, and controversy while calling attention to the crucial role sex workers played in making Calgary the city we know today.

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