Listen "The Victory Girls of Times Square"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textDuring World War II, Times Square was crowded with soldiers and sailors, and girls and women who wanted to be around them. The authorities labeled these females "victory girls," "khaki-wackies," and even "patriotutes."Excerpted from my book "Victory City."#timessquare #worldwarii #venerealdisease #syphilis #penicillin #prostitution #eliotness #johnstrausbaugh #jedgarhoover #curfew
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