Ep 190 is loose! And we're back in gang territory to tell the tale of a girl boss who had New York in the palm of her hand.
Who was Fredericka Mandelbaum? How did she build her criminal empire? And do you have an onion handkerchief?
The secret ingredient is...silk!
Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet.
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Sources include:
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericka_Mandelbaum
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howe_and_Hummel
www.mcny.org/story/extraordinary-mother-mandelbaum
www.messynessychic.com/2017/07/26/meet-the-woman-behind-new-yorks-1800s-school-for-crooks/
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-yorks-first-female-crime-boss-started-her-own-crime-school
www.ranker.com/list/life-of-mother-mandelbaum/genevieve-carlton
ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/gangs-of-new-york/
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