Fanny White
Jane Augusta Blankman (''née'' Funk; March 22, 1823 – October 12, 1860), better known as Fanny White, was one of the most successful Prostitution, courtesans of ante-bellum New York City. Known for her beauty, wit, and business acumen, White accumulated a significant fortune over the course of her career, married a middle-class lawyer in her thirties, and died suddenly a year later. Rumors that White had been poisoned caused a public outcry, which forced an inquest into her death. Early life Jane Augusta Funk was born on March 22, 1823 in Cherry Valley (village), New York, Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York, the eldest daughter of farmers Jacob and Jane B. Funk.Life and Death, p. 5. Her mother died when she was just 8 years old, while her father died in 1847. Funk received a basic education and was considered a bookish girl. At age seventeen or eighteen, Funk "became the victim of a seducer."Life and Death, p. 6 A "seducer" was an older man who seduced naïve youn ...
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