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[sarainc]

When a priest suggested to one of the first governors of Louisiana that he banish all disreputable women to raise the colony’s moral tone, the governor responded, “If I send away all the loose females, there will be no women left here at all.” Primitive, mosquito infested, and disease ridden, early French colonial New Orleans offered few

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[hellbound_heart]

Thankyou for sharing this piece - very interesting!

[like_achilles]

Fascinating, especially Bridget Fury :)