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The Maimie Papers: Letters from an Ex-Prostitute (The Helen Rose Scheuer Jewish Women's Series) Paperback – April 1, 1997

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In 1910, a remarkable correspondence began between a wealthy and distinguished Bostonian philanthropist, Fanny Quincy Howe, and Maimie Pinzer, a Jewish prostitute living in Philadelphia and recovering from a morphine addiction developed after the loss of an eye. The Maimie Papers is Maimie’s side of that correspondence, offering an unprecedented and still unique account of the life of a woman of the streets and her inspiring transformation.

An afterword by Ruth Rosen traces the elusive trail of Mamie’s life following the end of her correspondence, from an elegant apartment in Chicago to a new life in the glamorous Southern California of the late 1920s. The Mamie Papers introduces an unforgettable woman with a powerful writer’s voice, of whom the New York Times Book Review says, “Mamie writes like a dream. . . . An astonishing book.”

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This enchanting collection of brave letters charts a correspondence of more than 12 years between two 19th-century women. Maimie Pinzer was a former prostitute/nude model/actress who wanted to be a lady; Fanny Howe was a Bostonian lady with an understanding of tragedy. The match was unlikely from both sides, but Fanny offered moral support and a definition of what it was to be a "Gentle American," while Maimie contributed her honesty and a clearer view of "the human condition" that Fanny would otherwise not know. The letters intimately detail what life was like for a lower class working woman--and how one woman struggled to make something more of that life.

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"An astonishing book. . . . Maimie wrote like a dream, with a witty, sage understanding of the chasm of class." ―The New York Times Book Review

"Maimie wrote vividly and well, spicing her tale of woe with sharp little vignettes, conversations, and quirky reflections. Maimie is worth meeting!" ―The Atlantic

"To be a woman, poor, and alone, in America during the early part of this century was not easy. To survive at all was difficult. Maimie survived―and more, helped others. She was remarkable. She was admirable, but above all, she was lovable. You think how much you would have liked her vitality. I really do recommend the book." ―Doris Lessing, author of The Golden Notebook

"An astonishing book. . . . Maimie wrote like a dream, with a witty, sage understanding of the chasm of class." —The New York Times Book Review

"Maimie wrote vividly and well, spicing her tale of woe with sharp little vignettes, conversations, and quirky reflections. Maimie is worth meeting!" —The Atlantic

"To be a woman, poor, and alone, in America during the early part of this century was not easy. To survive at all was difficult. Maimie survived—and more, helped others. She was remarkable. She was admirable, but above all, she was lovable. You think how much you would have liked her vitality. I really do recommend the book." —Doris Lessing, author of The Golden Notebook

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Feminist Press at CUNY; Reprint edition (April 1, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1558611436
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1558611436
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.58 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches

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Maimie Pinzer should never have confined her writing talent to the realm of letters. With her insights, life experience, and ability to tell the truth with the same flair that fiction authors tell a good story, she could have been a social historian on a par with Charles Dickens.

"The Maimie Papers" provides us with invaluable insight into why so many young women chose prostitution over threadbare yet respectable lives. Too many contemporary books and treatises on the subject are religious in theme and little more than repentance speeches from former prostitutes. Maimie Pinzer rationalized her choices without once apologizing for them, and once in a position to do so, combatted the prostitution problem using compassion and common sense, not blind religious fervor.

The book consists of a collection of letters that Maimie wrote to Boston philanthropist Fanny Quincy Howe between 1910 and 1922. Reading each one chronologically, one sees her progress from a floundering victim desperate for 'respectability' to an assertive young woman who challenges the system and may not always win, but emerges stronger via the effort.

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