'This book is an extremely important part of women's social
history. Read it!' - Maxine Peake Robin Hood, Dick Turpin, Ronnie
Biggs, the Krays … All have become folk heroes, glamorised and
romanticised, even when they killed. But where are their female
equivalents? Where are the street robbers, gang leaders, diamond
thieves, gold smugglers and bank robbers? Queens of the Underworld
reveals the incredible story of female crooks from the seventeenth
century to the present. From Moll Cutpurse to the Black Boy Alley
Ladies, from jewel thief Emily Lawrence to bandit leader Elsie
Carey and burglar Zoe Progl, these were charismatic women at the
top of their game. But female criminals have long been dismissed as
either not ‘real women’ or not ‘real criminals’, and in the
process their stories have been lost. Caitlin Davies unravels the
myths, confronts the lies and tracks down modern-day descendants in
order to tell the truth about their lives for the first time.
General
| Imprint: |
The History Press Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| First published: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Caitlin Davies
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80399-284-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-80399-284-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781803992846 |
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