title: Mistresses of Mayhem: The Book of Women Criminals
author:  Francine Hornberger 
description: Mistresses of Mayhem is a resource book that describes some of the most famous women criminals in history. There are murderers, prostitutes, and even pirates. Background on each of the women is given, and the events of their crimes are provided.
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  INTRODUCTION
  
  According to the FBI, a violent crime occurred every 24.6 seconds in
  2017.[1](index_split_096.html#filepos372916) Many of the women featured in
  this book committed this kind of crime, but there have been women throughout
  the ages whom one could consider criminal for entirely different r