Episode 8: Madams and Prostitution on the Frontier

<p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/337586/width_400_ChineseBagnio.png" alt="" width="300" height="209" /></p> <p>The marshal and the madam peel back the curtain to shed light into the underworld of the madams who ran brothels on the frontier.</p> <p>Learn about some of the women and what their lives were like.</p> <p>Discover who started the first peep show and find out who Fannie Porter, Jessie Hayman, Tessie Daroux, Pearl Devere, Etta “Grasshopper” Clark, and “Big Alice” Abbott were.  </p> <p> </p> <p>This show's <strong>lagniappe.</strong> We have two this episode!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Lavender Bath Salts</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>1/4 cup Himalayan pink sea salt</p> <p>1/4 cup dried lavender flowers</p> <p>1 teaspoon lavender essential oil</p> <p> </p> <p>Add to a very warm bath and enjoy!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Rose Milk Bath</strong></p> <p> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">1/4 cup powdered milk</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">1/4 cup crushed oats or oat flour</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">1/4 cup Himalayan pink sea salt</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">1/4 cup dried rose petals</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Blend ingredients together and store in a sealed glass container. </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Recipes appeared in Missouri's <em>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</em> in 1890.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> <p><strong>Your Hosts:</strong></p> <p><em>To learn more about Sherry and her books, visit her <a href="https://sherrymonahan.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">website</a>. </em></p> <p><em>To learn more about Marshal and his work, visit his <a href="http://www.marshalltrimble.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Experience History:</strong></p> <p>Pearl Devere's <a href="https://www.oldhomesteadhouse.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Old Homestead House Museum, Cripple Creek, Colorado</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Learn About History</strong>:</p> <p> <