Introduction: The evolution of "near whores" and "whores in the making"
Today's children: courtship, Americanization, and modernity
The treat: transforming sexual values at the turn of the century
These are the people in your neighborhood: prostitution, commerce, and community in turn-of-the-century New York City
A fight on the home front: the repression of prostitution during World War I
Doing our part for the boys in uniform: sexuality, treating, courtship, and patriotism
Nudes fell pinch!: prostitution, prohibition, and the emergence of America's sex industry
Treating, dating, petting, and the class dynamics of America's first sexual revolution
Conclusion: A new type of girl in an old type of delinquency: women, sexuality, and venereal disease during World War II.