The Worst Woman in Sydney

The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh

Leigh Straw

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New South Books
01 July 2016

Biography: historical, political & military; Gender studies: women; Biography - Australian

ABBEY'S CHOICE JULY 2016 ----- Matriarch of the criminal underworld... or the Robin Hood of inner Sydney?

The legend of Kate Leigh, Sydney's famed brothel madam, sly grog seller and drug dealer, has loomed large in TV's Underbelly and every other account of Sydney's criminal history from the 1920s to the 1960s. But she has never had a biography of her own.

Despite having more than 100 criminal convictions to her name, Kate Leigh is also remembered as a local hero, giving money to needy families and supporting her local community through the hard times of Depression and war.

Here, novelist and historian Leigh Straw teases out the full story of how this wayward Reformatory girl from Dubbo made a fortune in eastern Sydney and defied the gender stereotyping of the time to become a leading underworld figure.

The Worst Woman in Sydney: The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh by Leigh Straw at Abbey's Bookshop 131 York Street Sydney

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By: Leigh Straw
Imprint: New South Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9781742234793
ISBN 10: 1742234798
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 July 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Leigh Straw is a historian and author. Her books include three historical crime novels (Limestone, Sophia Lane and Legacy), a history of criminal women in Perth and Fremantle (Drunks, Pests and Harlots) and a forthcoming book on Australian World War II soldiers. She lectures in history at Edith Cowan University.