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Teresa Susan Donohue (May 1869 – April 1932), better known as Tessie Wall was an American madam who owned and operated brothels in San Francisco, California, from 1898 to 1917. She was married to gambler and political boss Frank Daroux, whom she attempted to kill in 1917 as he sought to divorce her. In the 1920s she was the unofficial "queen ...
Despite her shortcomings (like murdering her second husband Frank Daroux in a fit of passion back in 1917), Tessie Wall managed to win the hearts of San Francisco’s residents and become one of the pioneering female entrepreneurs of the 1900s. Who Was Tessie Wall?
25 sie 2017 · Tessie Wall was one of the Barbary Coast’s most popular madams. Since entering the business in 1898 her life had been mired in controversy. Born on May 26, 1869, she was one of ten children. Her mother, who died when she was forty-four, named her chubby, ash-blond daughter Teresa Susan Donahue.
22 lip 2010 · Teresa Susan Donohue (May 1869- April 1932), better known as Tessie Wall was an American madam who owned and operated brothels in San Francisco, California from 1898 to 1917. She was married to gambler and political boss Frank Daroux, whom she attempted to kill in 1917 as he sought to divorce her.
Teresa Susan Donohue, better known as Tessie Wall was an American madam who owned and operated brothels in San Francisco, California from 1898 to 1917.
Tessie Wall was one of the Barbary Coast’s most popular madams. Since entering the business in 1898 her life had been mired in controversy. Born on May 26, 1869, she was one of ten children.
4 mar 2012 · Tessie Wall was one of the most famous characters in San Francisco a century ago. She had married her paramour, Frank Daroux, a noted gambler and political fixer, in 1912. Just over 100 guests ...
