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Revision as of 10:24, 5 July 2007
Louise Wooster (born June 12, 1842 in Tuscaloosa, died May 16, 1913 in Birmingham) was an infamous madam who famously assisted the sick and dying during the 1873 cholera epidemic. In 2007, the UAB School of Public Health inaugurated the Wooster Award for exemplary service in public health. The honor goes to the recipient, of course Miss Wooster is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.
References
- Rudd, Steven. City madam finally gets honor she's due. July 1, 2007, Birmingham News. Accessed July 5, 2007.
- Oak Hill Cemetery, Surnames W, Jefferson, Alabama, accessed July 5, 2007.