Supply and Demand

The Old West Soiled Dove's environment was interesting, especially the business aspects of prostitution.

Work for yourself and you are an independent contractor. Work for a pimp or a Madame...and let them be your Business Manager.

If the soiled doves learned a skill, they could bump up their prices.

One s.d. did not want to lease a place of business, so she provided remote services in the open, thus reducing overhead costs.

Although an unorthodox business, these women knew the fundamentals of economics -- supply and demand.

Many Madams paid off officials to keep their business in operation.

These women were survivors in an era when the rights of women were limited, at best, denied, more commonly.