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== Seattle History == | == Seattle History == | ||
=== Madame Lou Graham and Seattle's "Seamstresses" ( | === Madame Lou Graham and Seattle's "Seamstresses" (1890s-1900s) === | ||
Madame Lou Graham (1861-1904) was a head seamstress at a downtown business she opened. She would hire other seamstresses who lived at the venue, a cover for sex workers at the time. Lou herself had a romantic relationship and partnership with another woman, Amber Delmas[2], and she hired, possibly, transgender women who would be requested as "the lady in the black dress". | Madame Lou Graham (1861-1904) was a head seamstress at a downtown business she opened. She would hire other seamstresses who lived at the venue, a cover for sex workers at the time. Lou herself had a romantic relationship and partnership with another woman, Amber Delmas[2], and she hired, possibly, transgender women who would be requested as "the lady in the black dress". | ||
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Seattle History
Madame Lou Graham and Seattle's "Seamstresses" (1890s-1900s)
Madame Lou Graham (1861-1904) was a head seamstress at a downtown business she opened. She would hire other seamstresses who lived at the venue, a cover for sex workers at the time. Lou herself had a romantic relationship and partnership with another woman, Amber Delmas[2], and she hired, possibly, transgender women who would be requested as "the lady in the black dress".
Photo courtesy of Paul Dorpat and HistoryLink.org "Madame Lou Graham arrives in Seattle in February 1888."
Sources
- Paul Dorpat and HistoryLink.org "Madame Lou Graham arrives in Seattle in February 1888."
- Libbie Hawker, "Madam" (2018) Historical Note And Acknowledgements
