Ep 190 - Fredericka Mandelbaum, Queen of the Fences
Ms Mandelbaum knew how to make connections, and always had goods to share. She could sell you A Silk Road
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Show Notes
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!
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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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