Eddie Lee
About Ah Toy
1 came to SF in 1851
2. Before 1851 there were only seven Chinese women known to be in the San Francisco
3. There were thousands of Chinese men came over to work at the rail road at that time but only a handful of Chinese women. The only options Chinese women had was prostitution.
3. She quickly became the most famous Chinese prostitute, and one of the highest paid and most famous in San Francisco.
4. Ah Toy was a determined and intelligent woman and frequently used the San Francisco Recorder's Court to protect herself and her business from exploitation.
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