Biography
Dora was born in Liverpool, England. She emigrated to the United States with her parents Joseph John (November 14, 1842 - March 26, 1911) and Isabella Neal Cummings Bolshaw (November 12, 1844 - April 12, 1911) sometime around 1869. The family settled first at Bloomfield, New Jersey, then moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1876 or 1877. An extremely good looking woman in her youth, Dora became involved in prostitution around the age of 13 or 14. She then became a dance hall girl, calling herself Amy Helen Bolshaw. By the time the gold rush hit Deadwood when she was 15, Dora promoted herself to Madam and began operating a brothel.
Dora coined the term "cathouse."
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