Typhoid Mary

There were hundreds, no, thousands, of typhoid carriers in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. Yet, only one of them was labeled a menace to society and banished to an island for life - that is, until Mary Mallon. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ READ THE NEWSLETTER: https://historyshorts.substack.com/

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