Merkin
Pubic wig, originally used to cover syphilitic pustules and gonorrheal warts in the genital area.
Elizabeth Needham
Elizabeth Needham (d. 1731), also known as Mother Needham, was an English procuress and brothel-keeper in 18th-century London.
Harris’s List of Covent Garden Ladies
Annual directory of prostitutes working in Georgian London, published from 1757 until 1795.
Elizabeth Cresswell
One of the most successful prostitutes and brothel keepers in 17th-century England, (1625–1698).
Sally Salisbury
Prostitute in early 18th-century London, celebrated for her beauty and wit. She achieved notoriety after stabbing one of her aristocratic clients.