The Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives' Brown Bag Lunch Series: Ruby Garrett by Ciara Pares Kempf

“The colorful life of Butte's famous madam has been mythologized and embellished for decades. Ruby Garrett was forced into prostitution as a minor, survived abusive husbands (and murdered one), became the owner of Butte's last and longest operating brothel, and served prison time for tax evasion. But friends knew her as a fun-loving traveler and a grandmotherly do-gooder, and her reputation as a good neighbor stretched from Butte to Divide on the Big Hole, where she retired. We'll look at the facts-- and the myths-- of the remarkable life of this true Butte character.” - Ciara Pares Kempf