The 9pm Tale of Madame Brussels with Barbara Minchinton

Caroline Hodgson aka Madama Brussels, circa 1875–1879. (Photo: State Library of Victoria) Inset: Barbara Minchinton. (Photo: Viv Mellina)

Victorian-era Melbourne had a thriving sex industry, and the flashiest of the flash madams was Caroline Hodgson, aka Madame Brussels. My guest today is Barbara Minchinton, author of the new book, Madame Brussels: The Life and Times of Melbourne’s Most Notorious Woman.

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