• The End of the Road-Silent Film Showing

    Miss Laura's Brothel Museum 2 N B St, Fort Smith, AR, United States

    🎬 JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING 🎬 February 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Free What better way to spend a Friday Night? With us in a unique partnership with the Fort Smith Public Library for a screening of: The End of the Road (1919) Step back into the early days of cinema for a powerful […]

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  • Bertha’s Bookshelf: Upstairs Girls

    Miss Laura's Brothel Museum 2 N B St, Fort Smith, AR, United States

    Upstairs Girls by Michael Rutter pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of prostitution in the American West—where the most sought-after women lived and worked upstairs, away from the saloons and streets below. From lavish parlor houses and powerful madams to the harsh realities faced by working women, this fascinating nonfiction work explores how […]

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  • Bertha’s Bookshelf: Upstairs Girls

    Miss Laura's Brothel Museum 2 N B St, Fort Smith, AR, United States

    We will be finishing Upstairs Girls by Michael Rutter this week. This book pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of prostitution in the American West—where the most sought-after women lived and worked upstairs, away from the saloons and streets below. From lavish parlor houses and powerful madams to the harsh realities faced by […]

    Free
  • An Evening in Storyville

    Miss Laura's Brothel Museum 2 N B St, Fort Smith, AR, United States

    ✨ An Evening in Storyville – 3rd Annual Celebration at Miss Laura’s ✨ Step back in time and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and stories of Storyville, the birthplace of jazz and one of the most influential neighborhoods in American music history. Join us at Miss Laura’s for an unforgettable evening where history comes […]

    $35
  • Bertha’s Bookshelf: The Lost Sisterhood

    Miss Laura's Brothel Museum 2 N B St, Fort Smith, AR, United States

    Step into a pivotal moment in women’s history with The Lost Sisterhood, written by the historical editor of the acclaimed Maimie Papers, Ruth Rosen. This powerful work explores two worlds colliding in urban America: the women who chose prostitution as a means of survival and independence, and the middle-class reformers determined to erase it from […]

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  • Berth’a Bookshelf: The Lost Sisterhood

    Miss Laura's Brothel Museum 2 N B St, Fort Smith, AR, United States

    ✨✨This week we will finish up The Lost Sisterhood, written by the historical editor of the acclaimed Maimie Papers, Ruth Rosen. This powerful work explores two worlds colliding in urban America: the women who chose prostitution as a means of survival and independence, and the middle-class reformers determined to erase it from the city streets. […]

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  • Bertha’s Bookshelf: Spectacular Wickedness

    Miss Laura's Brothel Museum 2 N B St, Fort Smith, AR, United States

    🔥📖 Hold on to your hats folks! In Spectacular Wickedness by Emily Epstein Landau examines the social history of this famed district by looking at prostitution through the lens of patriarchy and demonstrates how gendered racial ideologies proved crucial to the remaking of southern society in the aftermath of the Civil War. In doing so, […]

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  • Bertha’s Bookshelf: Spectacular Wickedness

    Miss Laura's Brothel Museum 2 N B St, Fort Smith, AR, United States

    📖 Finishing up the amazing read! Spectacular Wickedness by Emily Epstein Landau examines the social history of this famed district by looking at prostitution through the lens of patriarchy and demonstrates how gendered racial ideologies proved crucial to the remaking of southern society in the aftermath of the Civil War. In doing so, she reveals that […]

    Free