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"Dutch Annie" was the alias of a woman who lived in Tombstone, Arizona in the early 1880s who worked as a sex worker and Madam.

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Nothing about Dutch Annie is known before her life in Tombstone, not even her real name. She was a sex worker known as the “Queen of the Red Light District” in Tombstone. She also ran brothels, one of which she may have bought from Wyatt Earp. Dutch Annie was known for her kindness and generosity towards miners in need. When disease broke through the miners' camp, she gave the miners money to deal with the difficult times.

How or when specifically Dutch Annie died is not known. At the time of her death, she was believed to be well-respected as her funeral was attended by 1000 citizens of Tombstone, ranging from her fellow sex workers to the most prominent citizens of town. She is buried at Boothill Cemetery in Row 7.

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