Meet Fredricka Mandelbaum, a German-born Jewish immigrant who came to New York in 1850, fleeing persecution. Living in New York during that time wasn’t easy: disease was rampant, money was hard to come by, and the city was full of corruption. But Fredricka wasn’t about to let that stop her from building an empire. Join us as we explore Fredricka’s impressive evolution into The Queen of Thieves.

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Sources:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM_AoD0GPZg
• https://forward.com/life/208460/new-yorks-first-female-crime-boss/
• https://globalfinancialdata.com
• https://finestknown.com/panic-1857
• https://www.nps.gov/people/fernando-wood.htm
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• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-life-and-crimes-of-old-mother-mandelbaum-71693582/
• Queen of Thieves: The True Story of “Marm” Mandelbaum and Her Gangs of New York by J. North Conway