Inside The Double Standard Sporting House: Women, Medicine, and Survival in 19th-Century New York with Nancy Bernhard

I’m excited to be joined on the show today by guest author, Nancy Bernhard. On this episode we’re going to talk about her new book, The Double Standard Sporting House, a brothel nurse in nineteenth-century New York City who fights brutality in the sex trade and pioneers treatments for survivors of sexual violence. Paired with this episode:Nancy: Venge Vineyards, Scout's Honor Red BlendEliza: Josh, Cabernet Sauvignon, reserveNancy's Book:The Double Standard Sporting HouseWhat Nancy is Reading:The Freaks Came Out to Write by Tricia RamanoThe Voyage Home by Pat BarkerFind Nancy Online!Find links to Eliza's social media on her website and sign up for her newsletter!Eliza Knight Follow History, Books and Wine on Social Media!Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryBooksandWineInstagram: @HistoryBksWineSend us Fan MailSupport the show