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'''Maggie Bracken''' (born '''Margaret Wooster''') was a prostitute and madam who ran a brothel a few doors down from that of her younger sister, [[Louise Wooster]], in the 1880s. | '''Maggie Bracken''' (born '''Margaret Wooster''') was a prostitute and madam who ran a brothel a few doors down from that of her younger sister, [[Louise Wooster]], in the 1880s. | ||
The [[1884]] city directory locates her house on the south side of [[3rd Avenue North]], three houses west of [[20th Street North]]. | The [[1884]] city directory locates her house on the south side of [[3rd Avenue North]], three houses west of [[20th Street North]]. Among her "boarders" at the house were [[Cornelia Crowe]], [[Lulu Woods]], [[Jennie Clair]], [[Mattie Carter]], and [[Lizzie McDaniel]]. [[Sylva Huff]] was listed as a servant of the house. | ||
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Revision as of 14:27, 19 March 2016
Maggie Bracken (born Margaret Wooster) was a prostitute and madam who ran a brothel a few doors down from that of her younger sister, Louise Wooster, in the 1880s.
The 1884 city directory locates her house on the south side of 3rd Avenue North, three houses west of 20th Street North. Among her "boarders" at the house were Cornelia Crowe, Lulu Woods, Jennie Clair, Mattie Carter, and Lizzie McDaniel. Sylva Huff was listed as a servant of the house.
References
- City Directory of Birmingham and Gazetteer of Surrounding Section for 1884-5 (1884) Volume II. Atlanta, Georgia: Interstate Directory Company