Dr. Grace Di Méo
@gracedimeo.bsky.social
Lecturer. Research: historical criminology; women & crime; gangs & organised crime; criminal network analysis. All about cats, fantasy, knitting & jazz.
First post here! Sharing my latest article on the all-female 'Forty Elephants' gang (maybe of interest if you've been reading about the new #AThousandBlows show?) - read me for tales of women bandits, getaway driving and West End shoplifting! #historians #criminology #gangs doi.org/10.1093/tcbh...
‘An amazing gang of women crooks and blackmailers’: women, organized crime, and the ‘Forty Elephants’ gang in inter-war Britain
Abstract. Women’s participation in organized crime has been overlooked within historical research, with studies typically relegating their roles to that of
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February 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
First post here! Sharing my latest article on the all-female 'Forty Elephants' gang (maybe of interest if you've been reading about the new #AThousandBlows show?) - read me for tales of women bandits, getaway driving and West End shoplifting! #historians #criminology #gangs doi.org/10.1093/tcbh...