Queens of the Underworld - A Journey into the Lives of Female Crooks (Hardcover)

'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:	October 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Caitlin Davies
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-9317-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Organized crime > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-7509-9317-0
Barcode:	9780750993173

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