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Public Institutions from the Past: The Female Hospital

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The Female Hospital is the final building in the three-part series focusing on historic public institutions designed to aid St. Louisans in need. Originally called the Social Evil Hospital, it was established in 1873 and was part of the Social Evil Ordinance, an 1870 experiment legalizing sex work in St. Louis. The Social Evil Ordinance intended …
Laura Shimel