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Lovisa Von Plat
Lovisa von Plat (died October 1785), also known under the names ''Platskan'' ('The Plat woman') and ''Moster von Platen'' ('Aunt von Platen') was a Swedish brothel owner and Procuring (prostitution), procurer, active in Stockholm for about forty years until her death. She belonged to the elite of her trade and became a known figure of her time, mentioned in memoirs, diaries and literature. Life The activity of Lovisa von Plat is first documented in a well known court case of 1747, which centered around Helena Bohman, one of the prostitutes of von Plat's keeping.Hallman, Mila, Målare och urmakare, flickor och lösdrifvare: historier från gamla Stockholm, Fröléen, Stockholm, 1907 The background and identity of von Plat is sketchy, and the information she gave in 1747 may not have been truthful. In the census of 1747, von Plat claimed to have been "thirty and more", and that she was the daughter of an officer by the name of von Plat. According to the city census, she was offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Procuring (prostitution)
Procuring or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute or other sex worker in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer. A procurer, colloquially called a pimp (if male) or a madam (if female, though the term pimp has still extensively been used for female procurers as well) or a brothel keeper, is an agent for prostitutes who collects part of their earnings. The procurer may receive this money in return for advertising services, physical protection, or for providing and possibly monopolizing a location where the prostitute may solicit clients. Like prostitution, the legality of certain actions of a madam or a pimp vary from one region to the next. Examples of procuring include: * Trafficking a person into a country for the purpose of soliciting sex * Operating a business where prostitution occurs * Transporting a prostitute to the location of their arrangement * Deriving financial gain from the prostitution of another Etymology ''Procurer'' The term '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
