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The Worst Woman in Sydney

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The Worst Woman in Sydney

The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh
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Matriarch of the criminal underworld … or the Robin Hood of inner Sydney? The legend of Kate Leigh, Sydney's famed brothel madam, sly grog seller and drug dealer, has loomed large in TV's Underbelly and every other account of Sydney's criminal history from the 1920s to the 1960s. But she has never had a biography of her own.  Despite having more than 100 criminal convictions to her name, Kate Leigh is also remembered as a local hero, giving money to needy families and supporting her local community through the hard times of Depression and war. Here, novelist and historian Leigh Straw teases out the full story of how this wayward Reformatory girl from Dubbo made a fortune in eastern Sydney and defied the gender stereotyping of the time to become a leading underworld figure.  Watch Leigh Straw's interview with William Yeoman for the Seven West Travel Club website here

Author Biography:

Leigh Straw is a historian and author. Her books include three historical crime novels (Limestone, Sophia Lane and Legacy), a history of criminal women in Perth and Fremantle (Drunks, Pests and Harlots, 2013) and a forthcoming book on Australian World War I soldiers. She is Senior Lecturer at the University of Notre Dame.
Release date Australia
July 1st, 2016
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Collection
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
16 illustrations
Pages
272
Dimensions
135x210x20
ISBN-13
9781742234793
Product ID
24702068

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