Paying For It : A History Podcast

Cold Blooded Murder or a woman trapped in a marriage with an abusive man? A woman who used love as a means to an end. Or a woman who was open and honest about who she was but the men in her life couldn't take that she expected to be treated as an equal.

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Shave em dry Lucille Bogan

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Research:

https://www.ornaverum.org/family/friends/maggie-meller.html

https://oldprosonline.org/maggie-meller/

https://medium.com/@editors_91459/from-sex-worker-to-princess-to-murderer-the-remarkable-rise-and-fall-of-marguerite-alibert-23a722a1f99e

https://www.historicmysteries.com/marguerite-alibert/

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/maggie-marguerite-meller-princess-fahmy-bey-edward-460447

When we think of the stars of the Wild Wild West we think of the cowboys, the gunslingers, the American pimps and saloon owners. We glorify their lives even if most of them lived a life that should be cast in shame. The women of the Wild Wild West get pushed into the dark dark depths of history, cast in shame, and told they are victims and have fallen into the sin of freedom.

Music

Shave em dry Lucille Bogan

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Research:

https://www.deadwood.com/history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadwood,_South_Dakota

https://www.cityofdeadwood.com/historic-preservation/page/introduction-deadwoods-history

https://www.cityofdeadwood.com/historic-preservation/page/timeline-deadwood-south-dakota

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-deadwood/

https://westernmininghistory.com/towns/south-dakota/deadwood/

https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Dakota

https://deadwood.pastperfectonline.com/

https://www.9news.com/article/news/the-real-al-swearengen-died-near-alameda-and-santa-fe-was-his-death-an-accident-or-murder/73-987b1b70-7624-4098-b11c-156419ece32f

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Swearengen

https://www.deadwood.com/history/infamous-deadwood/al-swearengen/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-gemsaloon/

https://www.trunkworthy.com/if-you-skipped-deadwood-you-missed-tvs-most-compelling-character/

Sit back, relax, and enjoy Mean Girls. 1800s edition. The self-proclaimed queen of the blondes took Deadwood by storm and on Wednesday we take the petticoats and take the stage couches out!

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Shave em dry Lucille Bogan

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Research:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollie_Johnson

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-deadwoodpaintedladies/

https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-of-the-west-madam-mollie-johnson/

https://karibovee.com/2018/07/08/mollie-johnson-queen-of-the-blondes-part-one/

https://karibovee.com/2018/07/15/mollie-johnson-queen-of-the-blondes-part-two/

Today we talk about a badass queen who helped take down the KKK all while running a house.

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Shave em dry Lucille Bogan

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The queen of New Orleans's underworld!

Today we will conclude our series on Norma Wallace and her glitzy story of being a New Orleans Madam for over 40 years.

Music

Shave 'Em Dry Locilla Bogan

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