did weeks later. In 1898, the couple toured Great Britain and Alaska. Mattie opened a brothel during their three month stay in Alaska. She made $38,000. Thompson became ill and died in April of 1900. Mattie married her employee, John Ready on May 1, 1923. By the time of her marriage to Ready, Mattie had retired from the business and lived a quiet life. References Further reading External links People from Fayette County, Pennsylvania American prostitutes American brothel owners and madams People of the American Old West 1929 deaths 1848 births People from Dodge City, Kansas People from Denver 19th-century American businesspeople Female duellists American duellists