Organized Crime Queens: The Secret World of Female Gangsters

by Jerry Bader

Organized Crime Queens The Secret World of Female Gangsters From the bizarre world of female Japanese motorcycle gangs to the historic rise and fall of London’s Forty Elephants, the history of female organized crime is both fascinating and strange. These are the stories, both true and legendary of the female crime bosses that broke the mould of feminine gentility. This is The Secret World of Female Gangsters. Most of society thinks of women as the gentler sex, the sex with more compassion and empathy, not prone to violence. The truth is history, and current events, are littered with stories of violent women who do whatever it takes to get what they want; women who either revel in, or accept as needed, whatever acts of torture, murder and depravity that are required to achieve their goals. We’re not talking about mundane psychopaths that kill their children and their husbands; or homicidal maniacs that kill randomly without purpose, other than for some sexual or psychological gratification. We’re talking about female organized crime bosses, leaders of highly structured, often successful criminal organizations. Most everyone knows about the high profile male mobsters; people like Lucky Luciano, Myer Lansky, Bugsy Segal, Arnold Rothstein, and Al men who became legends, rightly or wrongly, due to the public’s insatiable appetite for literature, movies, and television stories based on their lives. But what about their female counterparts, they definitely existed and still exist. Their stories are both fascinating and cautionary. Their histories provide an alternative perspective on the equality of the sexes; everything has a price. We are talking about smart, capable, talented, ruthless women who under other circumstances might have become leaders in either business or politics; women who demanded respect, loyalty and a

110 pages, Hardcover

Published September 23, 2016

Reviews

[Laura]

If you have a curiosity about history or the nature of humankind, this brief reference book needs to be on your shelf. Much has been told about headline grabbing criminals and famous gangs, most of which we tend to believe have been men. Those beliefs have left a lot of room for women to not only head up crime gangs and families but to expand their "businesses" and increase their wealth right under the noses of the authorities of the times.
My interest is further back in time, but this compilation covers a great expanse of history up to very recently. Some of the information is brusque, direct and factual rather than the more soft-spoken story voice that leads itself to the romance of beloved yarns. This is research, not fabricated legend, for the most part. Of course there is always some speculation but that too is addressed.
From Australia to Cuba to China, Mexico and lands in every direction, these are tales of how intelligent women took advantage of the times in which they lived.
The portraits included are a wonderful addition to the book.
No activity seems to have excluded the ingenuity of the female brain.
This is a great starting point for authors of all genres.

[martha s. williams]

Crime Queens

This was an interesting book on international female top criminals. Needs updating as a couple of the gals have met bad ends since the book was published. The illustrations are spot on, very well done. It had me looking up things on google, which is how I know something has piqued my I interest to look further. My only real gripe was that I couldn't make the print larger on my phone as I can on other books. If one is looking for a quick book to glimpse some female baddies, this is a good place to start.