Worst Woman in Sydney : the Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh.

Worst Woman in Sydney : the Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh.

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...

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Main Author: Straw, Leigh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University of New South Wales Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Leigh, Kate, > 1881-1964.
Female offenders > Biography.
Female offenders
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary: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. --Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (271 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781742247700
1742247709
1742242332
9781742242330
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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