Julia Brown | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:A_Grand_Ball_with_Julia_Brown.jpg) "A Grand Ball with Julia Brown", from the New York Flash, 1843 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Princess Julia |
| Occupation(s) | Prostitute, brothel madam |
| Years active | 1830s-1860s |
Julia Brown (died after 1860) was an American madam and prostitute active in mid-nineteenth century New York City. Brown has been described as "the best-known prostitute in antebellum America".[1] Brown was known for playing the piano in her brothel and for being a guest at functions hosted by the best families in New York. She also had season ticket to two theaters, paid for pews in various churches and contributed generously to local bible societies.[2] She became a popular subject of tourist guidebooks, and her name appears often in diaries from the period.[3]
- ^ Gilfoyle 1994, p. 71.
- ^ Chadwick 2017.
- ^ Gilfoyle 1994, p. 84.