Forgotten Females
Dublin Core
Title
Forgotten Females
Subject
Female Gangsters in America
Description
In this collection are female gangsters in American history who tend to be less well-known and researched.
Creator
ForgottenGangsters
Source
Various Sources
Publisher
ForgottenGangsters
Date
1930s
Contributor
N/A
Rights
No copyright
Relation
Bonnie Parker
Format
Photographs, Text
Language
English
Type
jpeg, text
Identifier
Bonnie Parker
Coverage
Female Gangsters in American History
Collection Items
Museum of the American Gangster
In this photo, various items are hung on the wall of the museum. In this photo there is at least a photo of a woman, Theresa Dalessio, on the wall. However, Theresa is only shown and was only mentioned because she was the daughter of a well-known mob…
Prohibition Era
Here is another photo of a wall from the Museum of the American Gangster. The photo of the woman shows a connection between the time period, the Prohibition Era, and women's rights at the time. The photo describes women not being allowed into…
Bonnie Parker
Bonnie Parker is half of the very well-known duo: Bonnie and Clyde. She started robbing banks when she met her future partner, Clyde, in 1930. Together, they are now known as two of the most "romanticized criminals" in all of history. They were…
Pearl Elliott
Rather than an alcohol or drug dealer as many other prominent gangsters were, Pearl Elliott was a madame. She owned and ran a successful brothel in Indiana. This brothel was even protected by police and if ever there was trouble inside of the…
Pretty Pants Bandit: Rose Durante
Marie Baker was a female gangster who robbed a number of stores. She was especially known, and even earned herself a nickname for, her bizarre requests when she robbed store clerks. She would go into a store, force all customers to leave, and would…
Arlyne Brickman
Arlyne Brickman was known for being a loan shark and drug dealer. She was also known for being obsessed with the world of organized crime. Brickman was infatuated with the lifestyle of Virginia Hill, another well-known woman who was a…
Evelyn "Billie" Frechette
![Evelyn "Billie" Frechette](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/27723/archive/square_thumbnails/ff4d51372b6cc82851f9eb860a9ba1ae.jpg?Expires=1715817600&Signature=WZnHEzXwrhmr%7EPuljdQeRSyIpbjWD14gaNAUuztfxWkt04mqE4vpOBxn75QBUNOGY7sMeeu73Y021tzGbpRSQac5DqOYHz6NZU8rFGdSo31pd-9no0g31noRDYErEdI5BPKmzrtMlEPapM32HTt3GeCvAZDieVTpgrMb0LAxb19VSDQgK2ds%7EOsRotRlMyPare7hxpgAPEyl4CUI24pUPOvXttZEUQvrQjIO4u30t3g9ASEb6FtFL%7E0ebfeWlM5iWLoWUV-YaObblSUnYm9iDpkAmMaAqWpy2zDmceoKXUPXivjhpjbYo70NyFkIEZMcTcMdncd-UtV09Kq7XIEMJA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "Evelyn "Billie" Frechette")
Evelyn Frechette was mostly known as the lover of a very well-known gangster, John Dillinger. Aside from being involved with Dillinger, she was a waitress and a singer. However, she was involved in crime herself. While she may not have directly…
Stephanie St. Clair
Stephanie St. Clair, also known as “Queenie” in Manhattan and “Madame St. Clair” in her home of Harlem, was a French-African immigrant. She felt an internal passion for both protecting her neighborhood and fighting the corruption of the police force.…
Opal “Mack Truck” Long
Opal “Mack Truck” Long, born in Texas, carried her nickname as a result of her physical size, which apparently no one dared say to her face. In fact, she preferred to be called Bernice Clark. Being the wife of bank robber Russell Clark, she was a…
Helen Gillis
Helen Wawrzyniak, a renowned accomplice, married Lester Gillis (“Baby Face Nelson”) at the young age of sixteen, resulting in her bearing the Gillis last name. When she was twenty years old, she was on the “shoot to kill” list of Public Enemies…