A Woman to Know: Mary Frith
She could not endure that sedentary life of sewing and stitching. — Thomas Dekker
(image via Wikimedia Commons)
"A trousered whore." "The roaring girl." "The most notorious female member of 17th century England's underworld." "The proto-superhero." (What?!!)
Yes, in addition to being a famous pickpocket (hence her nickname, "Cutpurse") and blatant cros…
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