Louise Wooster

Louise Wooster
Born
Louise Catharine Wooster

June 12, 1842
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US
DiedMay 16, 1913(1913-05-16) (aged 70)
Birmingham, Alabama, US
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama
33°31′32″N 86°49′0″W / 33.52556°N 86.81667°W / 33.52556; -86.81667
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLou Wooster
OccupationBrothel madam
Known forLou Wooster Public Health Award named in her honour

Louise Catharine Wooster (June 12, 1842 – May 16, 1913),[1] better known as Lou Wooster, was a famous madam in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] Her colorful character and her care for the sick and dying during the cholera epidemic of 1873 endeared her to the Birmingham community.[2] The shocking true story of the Birmingham Madam The "Lou Wooster Public Health Award" is named in her honor.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Causey, Donna R. "Madame Wooster cared for the sick in Birmingham & had a romance with John Wilkes Booth is honored at UAB". Alabama Pioneers. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Crider, Beverly (16 March 2013). "Birmingham Pioneer "Madam" helped save the city". AL. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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  4. ^ "Birmingham Revealed: The Life of Louise Wooster". Vulcan Park & Museum. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2018.