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Podcast: January Jones sharing Success Stories
Episode: january Jones - Sydney Biddle Barrows - The Mayflower Madame
Description: Sydney Biddle Barrows (born January 14, 1952) is an American businesswoman who became known as an escort agency owner under the name Sheila Devin; she later became known as the 'Mayflower Madam'. She has since become a management consultant and writer.
In October 1984, her escort service had been disbanded, and after pleading guilty for promoting prostitution, Barrows wrote a 1986 autobiography, Mayflower Madam: The Secret Life of Sydney Biddle Barrows. A TV movie based on the book was broadcast in 1987, Mayflower Madam, starring Candice Bergen.