After the state launched an attack against local brothels, the prostitutes moved into cabarets and nightclubs. In fact, Chicago's notoriety extends even further back to its roots as one of America's 'corrupt' cities with a reputation for prostitution in the 1800s. In 1913, Ella Flagg Young created the first sexual education curriculum in America. He isn't the only famed Chicagoland sexpert though. Home of the world-famous sexologist, Alfred Kinsey, Chicago was put on the map in the 1940s as a sexually progressive city full of intellectuals.
