Autobiography of A Magdalen by L.C. Wooster

Autobiography of A Magdalen by L.C. Wooster

L.C. Wooster

1842-1913

L. C. Wooster lived in a variety of places during her life, including New Orleans and East Pascagoula, Mississippi. Though details of her early life are scarce, she eventually found herself working in several cities across Alabama, including Montgomery, Mobile, and Birmingham. Wooster became known as a "fallen woman," a term of the time referring to a woman who engaged in morally questionable behavior. She also harbored a fascination with John Wilkes Booth, perhaps drawn to his notoriety as the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Wooster's connection to the theater industry led her to work in Richmond, Little Rock, and back to New Orleans. During the cholera outbreak of 1873 in Birmingham, she volunteered as a nurse. In her later years, she dedicated herself to charitable work in Birmingham.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org

1911

Autobiography of A Magdalen. Birmingham, AL; Birmingham Pub Co, 1911.

AL Book Collection

Wooster, L.C., “Autobiography of A Magdalen by L.C. Wooster,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24714.