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It’s time female fraudsters received their due

Women’s skills as pickpockets, bank robbers and jewel smugglers have been overlooked for too long, says Caitlin Davies

Zoe Progl once stole £250,000-worth of furs in a single heist. She escaped from Holloway in 1960 by climbing a wall with a rope ladder. [Alamy]
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  • Queens of the Underworld: A Journey into the Lives of Female Crooks

    Caitlin Davies

    The History Press, pp. 320, £20

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