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Oh Yes She Did!

English - August 19, 2019 01:00 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: Too Many Annes

This week we talk about the life of Eunice Hunton Carter. She was New York’s first female African-American lawyer and the first African-American woman to work as a prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney’s Office. Like a true badass, she helped build the prosecutions case against mobster Lucky Luciano. Join us as we look at what made this woman the tick. 

This week's recommendations:

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter

Listen to the Criminal Broads podcast

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Intro/Outro Music: Tripped and Fell in Love (instrumental) by Yacht.