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Not all women in history were honorable or even nice. Mother Needham was renowned as the keeper of a brothel in Park Place. Her house was the most exclusive in 18th century London. She was friendly and engaging with potential employees revealing her vicious character once they were under her roof. Ruthless if her girls were unable to pay her rental fees, she would then commit them to debtors prison. And once they were no longer able to attract customers, she threw them to the street.

She procured her women from many sources, but she liked to target women from the country as illustrated in the Hogarth print shown.

The Harlot's Progress A series of six engravings that shows the story of a young woman, Mary (or Moll) Hackabout, who arrives in London from the country and becomes a prostitute.
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