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Madame Louise "Lou" Graham (1861-1903[1]) was a head seamstress at a business she opened located in Pioneer Square which is now only remembered as Lou Graham's Parlor. She would hire others who lived at the venue as seamstresses offering tailor services, 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 by clients as "the lady in the black dress". Lou Graham never became a citizen of the United States, a German immigrant, and had no known children[3]. | |||
== Madame Lou Graham's Parlor and Seattle's "Seamstresses" (1888) == | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
# Secretary of State, [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/E906DD85C047AB466162ADD255102124 "King County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907"] | # Secretary of State, [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/E906DD85C047AB466162ADD255102124 "King County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907"] | ||
# Libbie Hawker, "Madam" (2018) Historical Note And Acknowledgements | |||
# University of Washington, [https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/ptleader/id/1261 "Port Townsend Daily Leader No. 219 (July 21, 1904)"] | # University of Washington, [https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/ptleader/id/1261 "Port Townsend Daily Leader No. 219 (July 21, 1904)"] | ||
# Photo courtesy of Paul Dorpat and HistoryLink.org [https://www.historylink.org/File/2762 "Madame Lou Graham arrives in Seattle in February 1888."] | # Photo courtesy of Paul Dorpat and HistoryLink.org [https://www.historylink.org/File/2762 "Madame Lou Graham arrives in Seattle in February 1888."] | ||
Revision as of 03:19, 14 September 2021
Madame Louise "Lou" Graham (1861-1903[1]) was a head seamstress at a business she opened located in Pioneer Square which is now only remembered as Lou Graham's Parlor. She would hire others who lived at the venue as seamstresses offering tailor services, 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 by clients as "the lady in the black dress". Lou Graham never became a citizen of the United States, a German immigrant, and had no known children[3].
Madame Lou Graham's Parlor and Seattle's "Seamstresses" (1888)
Sources
- Secretary of State, "King County Auditor, Death Records, 1891-1907"
- Libbie Hawker, "Madam" (2018) Historical Note And Acknowledgements
- University of Washington, "Port Townsend Daily Leader No. 219 (July 21, 1904)"
- Photo courtesy of Paul Dorpat and HistoryLink.org "Madame Lou Graham arrives in Seattle in February 1888."
