I enjoyed reading the November article on Soiled Doves, but nothing was mentioned about contraception. What did they do to prevent pregnancy?
Barbara Oline
Taos, New Mexico
Pregnancy was a serious problem for prostitutes as it put them out of work for months; they did whatever was necessary to keep from getting pregnant. The madams were usually skilled in the means of contraception.
Women douched with various substances such as alum, quinine, lemon juice and baking soda. Some made conc

March 2014
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- Forrest Fenn, 2014 True Westerner Award Winner!
- Old Tucson’s 75th
- Autry’s Pathway to the Past
- Winchester Warrior
- American Gardens of Eden
- The Best Historical Roadside Markers You Have to See
- Following the Old Spanish Trail
- 10 Face-to-Face, Stand-Up Gunfights
- Jack London’s Alaska
- So who really killed Billy the Kid?
- What were authentic ranch houses like?
- Who were the most dangerous gunmen in the Old West?
- I enjoyed reading the November article on Soiled Doves, but nothing was mentioned about contraception. What did they do to prevent pregnancy?
- Dave Stamey
- March 2014 Events
- Tombstone, Arizona
- You Butter Believe It!
- March Madness
- The Last Bonanza Farm
- Beginning of the End
- Rough Drafts 3/14
- Ann Kirschner’s Favorite Reads
- Shadow on the Mesa
- Montana Divided and United
- A Ranch Woman’s Life
- The Real and Imagined West
- The Bronzed West
- An American Tale: Wild Mustangs and the Spirit of a Nation
- Universal’s 40th Discs