Molly later gave food, clothing, and shelter to the poor, and organized the town to fight a smallpox outbreak. The first legislative session of the territory of Washington was held in in a lavish brothel owned by Madam Damnable , or Mary Ann Boyer. High class courtesan Julia Bulette of Virginia City, Nevada nursed sick men back to health, fed the poor, and received an honorary membership in the Virginia City Company Number One in recognition of her assistance to the fire department.
Dutch Annie of Tombstone, Arizona, "Queen of the Red Light District", was renowned for her kindnesses, including giving poor miners their "grubstakes"--capital to get started.
Over 1, mourning townsfolk followed her funeral procession to Boothill in The miners came in '49, The whores in '51, And when they got together, They produced the native son.
The Chicken Ranch and other legal Nevada brothels continue their proud tradition today. Continue to "Science and Medicine". Return to the Hooker Heroes table of Contents. Return to The World of the Wondersmith.
