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161: Gone Shopping [Wild Women pt.2: Forty Elephants, Mary Carr, Alice Diamond, and Maggie Hughes]


Be a girl, do crime! This week Maia takes us to the streets of London and snitches on a girl gang with sticky fingers. The Forty Elephants gang was notorious for the crimes they pulled off. Using their wits, charm, and a eye for the most valuable merchandise in the store this all-girl group had no problem slipping out whatever they liked most. We also take a closer look at a few of the leading Queens like Mary Carr (subject of A Thousand Blows on Disney/Hulu), Alice Diamond, Maggie Hughes, and Shirley Pitts. Find out how they did (and the rules they lived by), this week on Well, I Laughed!


Chapters

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:21:07 Gone Shopping

00:32:27 The Riot

00:42:59 The Dynasty

00:47:52 The Process

01:13:10 Hoister Code

01:16:19 The Queens: Mary Carr

01:23:44 The Queens: Alice Diamond

01:34:40 The Queens: Maggie Hughes

01:40:35 Legacy


Photos Refenced

19th Century Female Shoplifter Book Illustration from Lights and Shadows of New York Life 1872 - Public Domain via Wikipedia
19th Century Female Shoplifter Book Illustration from Lights and Shadows of New York Life 1872 - Public Domain via Wikipedia
Alice Diamond - courtesy of Deadline
Alice Diamond - courtesy of Deadline
Shirley Pitts - Fair Use via Wikipedia
Shirley Pitts - Fair Use via Wikipedia

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