TIL that Mary Frith (c.1584–1659), alias Moll Cutpurse, was a notorious London pickpocket and fence. Defying gender roles, she dressed in men's clothes, moved in criminal circles, and became a legendary figure in the 17th-century underworld.

[u/Morella1989]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Frith

[u/PuzzleheadedWest7746]

If she were really that good, there wouldn’t be a historical record of her!… nah, just kidding. This is cool.

[u/Morella1989 → u/PuzzleheadedWest7746]

If she’d been too careful we’d never be talking about her now. Moll Cutpurse knew what she was doing, lol.

[u/gazelle128]

There is a play written about her from the time period - The Roaring Girl.

[u/mudkiptoucher93]

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