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Streetwalkers have long asserted their presence in public spaces. This exhibit compares streetwalking in 1830s Paris with streetwalking in contemporary times to explore the diversity of experiences as well as aspects of autonomy often overlooked in mainstream discourse surrounding streetwalkers, their lifestyles, and their use of public space. By examining streetwalking in the digital era, male and transgender people who are streetwalkers, streetwalkers’ methods for harm reduction, media portrayals of streetwalkers, and the reasons people choose to walk the streets, this exhibit compares the realities of streetwalkers then and now.