'Women sell themselves short doing things they hate in search of money or security or emotional
fulfillment,' says writer Carmen Delzell. For some this means staying in a bad marriage, to keep a roof
overhead or for the children's sake; for some it means prostitution. Delzell shares conversations with
women of diverse backgrounds -- a former prostitute, a woman who has suffered an abusive marriage,
an exotic dancer -- and reveals the threads that bind their experiences, and those of all women,
together.
Practicing Emptiness was written by Carmen DelZell and produced by Moira Rankin.
Links:
Around the Block
"The Colorful Past, Controversial Present, and Uncertain Future of Baltimore's Red-Light District"
Books:
Listening to Olivia: Violence, Poverty, and Prostitution by: Jody Ann Raphael 2004 This book chronicles a young woman’s journey into a world of drugs, prostitution, and abuse and back again.
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