Mother Featherlegs

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Mother Featherlegs
Monument to Mother Featherlegs near Lusk, Wyoming
Died	1879 Niobrara County, Wyoming, U.S.
Cause of death	Murder
Resting place	Mother Featherlegs Cemetery, Niobrara County, Wyoming, U.S. 42°37′34″N 104°31′50″W / 42.6260986°N 104.5306015°W / 42.6260986; -104.5306015
Other names	Charlotte Shepard
Occupation(s)	Sex worker, Madam
Partner	“Dangerous Dick” Davis
Children	2

Charlotte Shepard, better known by the alias "Mother Featherlegs" (died 1879), was a prostitute who lived near Lusk, Wyoming and was murdered during a robbery in 1879. She received her name because of the ruffled lace underwear she wore. Her grave has been called the only monument in the United States to a sex worker.