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Lulu White: Storyville’s “Diamond Queen of the Demi–Monde”
Manage episode 337330119 series 1705852
Known as the “Diamond Queen of the Demi–Monde,” Lulu White was one of the most notorious and financially successful madams of the Storyville red-light district of New Orleans. Much of Lulu White’s early life remains a mystery, but we do know that she was born in Selma, Alabama in 1868, and over the course of her life, she named Cuba, Alabama, and Jamaica as her birthplaces. Learn more about Lulu White and her legacy on this week’s episode of The Oldest Profession Podcast with Kaytlin Bailey.
For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/lulu-white-storyville
Theme song by Adra Boo
Music by Epidemic Sound
135 episodes
Manage episode 337330119 series 1705852
Known as the “Diamond Queen of the Demi–Monde,” Lulu White was one of the most notorious and financially successful madams of the Storyville red-light district of New Orleans. Much of Lulu White’s early life remains a mystery, but we do know that she was born in Selma, Alabama in 1868, and over the course of her life, she named Cuba, Alabama, and Jamaica as her birthplaces. Learn more about Lulu White and her legacy on this week’s episode of The Oldest Profession Podcast with Kaytlin Bailey.
For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/lulu-white-storyville
Theme song by Adra Boo
Music by Epidemic Sound
135 episodes
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