Complex sentence: Vigoreaux was married to a ladie's tailor and had herself been a wet nurse to several members of the aristocracy before she became a successful fortune teller who specialized in palm reading and performed at parties hosted by the nobility.
Split into simpler sentences: Vigoreaux was married to a ladie's tailor and had herself been a wet nurse to several members of the aristocracy before the became a fortune teller. She was a successful fortune teller who specialized in palm reading and performed at parties hosted by the nobility.