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The Battle Row Ladies' Social and Athletic Club, also known as the Lady Gophers was a gang of women who were affiliated with the Gopher Gang in Hell's Kitchen. It was one of the first "women's auxiliaries" to a New York gang.[1] The group was led by Battle Annie and members were considered just a "vicious as their male counterparts."[2][3]
References
edit- ^ McLaughlin, John (23 April 1987). "Farewell to the Last of the Irish Gangs (Sob!)". Montana Standard. Retrieved 2018-05-06 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Callow, Jr., Alexander B. (1964-09-27). "Fraud! Fraud!". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Barsanti, Chris (2017). The Handy New York City Answer Book. Canton, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 115. ISBN 9781578596546.
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