In traditional American reform, prostitution has been accepted in every period of American history. Those who worked for social change did so according to a variety of principles, from religious dedication to personal freedom. Some fought against prostitution as a moral or social injustice, while others accused it of being an injustice against women. Starting in the colonies and continuing to present-day America, this research will present the philosophies and management behind prostitution reform. When European settlers came to America, the people who arrived were mostly men seeking the traditional rights and freedoms associated with America. . History obscures the most original desires of these colonizers: sex. Almost no men took their wives and children with them on the long sea voyage or took them to the colonies, but, despite the misfortune of having to leave loved ones at home, men still had a strong desire to appease their "male passions" . The number of women living in the colonies was relatively small but they still experienced freedom, prostitutes who came aboard from Europe arrived and thrived in America, until the colonies stabilized, and families could again join men, then institutions like churches, they arose to meet the needs of newcomers. The sex trade continued to expand as traffickers and sailors replaced some, if not all, family men. Indentured servants, if they chose not to marry after servitude, found sex work profitable. The protests of the clergy and the religious voice of the colonies thrived, and in 1672 brothels were outlawed. One Since women could no longer work outside of "shops", so many took... middle of paper... In 1900 the problem was said to be between the government and prostitutes as a matter of sexual freedom, personal choice and privacy. With prostitution continuing to arise and thrive in America today, the topic and the war waged against it by the media has changed from a sustained perspective, to being seen as today's slavery among women. Especially with modern practices of forced trafficking and drug prostitution. the point of view changed from that of women's freedom of private and personal choice, to that of "those who were not fortunate enough to escape being drugged, kidnapped and forced into slave prostitution". it has been going on since the beginning of time and if it continues this long it would be justifiable to lose all hope in the attempt to free women from the sexual slavery of prostitution.