Madams under the Big Sky

Press release

Even when viewed through the misty lens of history, the subject of prostitution tends to tickle people’s preconceptions and prejudices.

Women in that profession are typically seen as among the lowest on the social ladder, wholly lacking in morals, virtue and redeeming qualities.

But as Montana author Nann Parrett said, “We have to work through our knee-jerk sentiments and get past them, because these women were complex. They had to be, given their circumstances.”

Parrett’s book and Farcountry Press’ newest release, “Montana Madams,” explores those circumsta...