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Jul 2024
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Ep. 5 - The TRAGIC Life of Typhoid Mary

Genevieve Manion
About this episode

On today's episode, Genevieve talks about the life and times of a Ms. Mary Mallon, otherwise known as Typhoid Mary – much to her chagrin. 

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References for today's episode:

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

https://the-line-up.com/north-brother-island

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/north-brother-island

https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2019/03/28/are-victorian-diseases-making-a-comeback/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/letter.html

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/typhoid


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