Ada and Minna Everleigh

Ada and Minna Everleigh, high class brothel owners, are the guests on the show. Topics discussed include the luxurious Everleigh Club, superstitions and practices of sex workers, Chicago's corrupt aldermen and bathhouse owners, white slavery, reverse marketing, courtesan marriage and a notable ball, challenges faced by women in brothels, the Mann Act and the closure of vice districts, shifting attitudes towards raunchiness and sexual expression over time, and the exploitation and power dynamics at play in the story of Ada and Minna Everleigh.