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This is a list of famous prostitutes and courtesans :
Real-life and historical
Brenda Allen, 1940s Los Angeles madam Aspasia , hetaera companion of Pericles Laura Bell, the "Queen of London whoredom" Theresa Berkeley , 19th-century dominatrixDivine Brown, caught in a compromising situation with Hugh Grant Sydney Biddle Barrows , the Mayflower MadamAnnie Chapman , one of the "canonical five" victims of Jack the Ripper Claudia Drexelius , German prostitute exposed through national TVHeidi Fleiss, the Hollywood Madam Nell Gwynne , courtesan to Charles II of England Janie Jones, entertainer and madam Christine Keeler , involved in the Profumo Affair Mary Jane Kelly , one of the "canonical five" victims of Jack the RipperMargaret MacDonald Madame Alex, the Beverly Hills Madam Madame Claude Draga Masin, prostitute turned Queen of Serbia Mata Hari (born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle)Gerda Munsinger , Soviet spyMary Ann Nichols , one of the "canonical five" victims of Jack the RipperCynthia Payne Cora Pearl Phryne , Greek hetaeraVictoria Price, alleged victim, perjurer in the Scottsboro Boys case Rahab , Biblical prostitute who assisted the Hebrews in capturing JerichoValerie Solanas , street prostitute turned attempted assassinNancy Spungen , girlfriend of Sid Vicious , murder victimElizabeth Stride , one of the "canonical five" victims of Jack the Ripper Martha Tabram , a possible victim of Jack the Ripper Sunset Thomas , porn star Tamar (Bible , Genesis 38) posed as a prostitute Thais , Greek hetaera who lived during the time of Alexander the Great Saint Thais, repentant Egyptian courtesan Theodora , Empress of Byzantium
Fictional Belle Watling, Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell Fanny Hill , Fanny Hill by John Cleland Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (more of a kept woman than a prostitute proper) Nana , Nana Emile Zola Juliette , in the Marquis de Sade 's "Juliette"Tra La La, Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Tamara Sperling in Robert A. Heinlein 's Time Enough For Love Sonya Marmeladova, Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky Mrs Rosemary Palm, head of the Guild of Seamstresses in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novels Tilt, from The Monolith Tristessa, Tristessa Jack Kerouac See also Hooker with a heart of gold .
Alleged prostitutes
Symbolic or allegorical prostitutes
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Prostitution is rejected by most religions as being improper or sinful, and prostitutes are considered to be shameful or individuals of low standing in most societies; their customers are typically tolerated to a greater degree. Prostitutes (particularly those engaging in street prostitution ) are also sometimes the targets of serial killers who see themselves as justified in killing prostitutes by the religious and social stigma associated with prostitution . Prostitution was made illegal in almost all states between 1910 and 1915 largely due to the influence of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union which was influential in the banning of drug use and was a major force in the prohibition of alcohol.
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