Minna Everleigh was born Minna Lester near Louisville, Kentucky on July 13, 1878. She died in New York, New York on September 16, 1948. Along with her sister, Ada, she ran the most successful brothel in Chicago, Illinois
After an early marriage ended in failure, she became an actress. In 1898, the sisters came into a legacy of $35,000, retired from acting, changed their last name from Lester to Everleigh and opened their first brothel in Omaha, Nebraska. By 1900, they closed their Omaha brothel and purchased a flourishing brothel in Chicago.
