Unnamed Galveston Brothel Madam

Submitted by jburgers@gc.cuny.edu on Sun, 2016-07-24 10:59
Text: 
The Hamlet
Character Key: 
Unnamed Galveston Brothel Madam
Display Name: 
Unnamed Galveston Brothel Madam
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Galveston Brothel Madam
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Class: 
Lower Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Criminal
Specific Job: 
Madam
Biography: 

Although The Hamlet refers to this woman as a "landlady," it seems clear that she runs the brothel in Galveston where Jack Houston meets his El Paso "wife"; this "curl-papered landlady" tries to prevent him from taking the woman away from the house (234).

Individual or Group: 
Individual
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