Madams of the Barbary Coast

"Madams of the Barbary Coast" is an award winning documentary about the struggles, contributions, and triumphs of the Madams and courtesans who came out West and settled the dangerous Barbary Coast of San Francisco during the gold rush days of 1848- 1920...and about the women who tried to help them.

Told through a series of poignant and touching stories about the women of the wild violent West.