Editing Hell-Cat Maggie

{{SHORTDESC:Legendary 19th-century Five Points gang fighter}}
{{Infobox criminal
| name = Hell-Cat Maggie
| image = Five Points circa 1850.png
| caption = The Five Points circa 1850; no authenticated portrait of Maggie is known
| other_names = Hellcat Maggie
| occupation = Gang fighter {{small|(reported)}}
| allegiance = [[Dead Rabbits]] {{small|(traditional account)}}
| criminal_status = Historical identity uncertain
}}
'''Hell-Cat Maggie''' was the nickname of a woman described in later histories as a formidable Five Points fighter associated with the [[Dead Rabbits]]. Herbert Asbury's 1928 popular history places her among the gang's women fighters, while ''Gotham'' repeats the tradition.<ref>Herbert Asbury, [https://archive.org/details/the-gangs-of-new-york-herbert-asbury ''The Gangs of New York''] (Alfred A. Knopf, 1928), chapter 1.</ref><ref>Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace, ''Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898'' (Oxford University Press, 1999), p. 634.</ref>

The famous details that she filed her teeth and wore brass fingernails come from colorful later accounts rather than verified contemporary documentation. Her real name, dates, and an authenticated portrait are not known.

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[[Category:American female gangsters]]
[[Category:People from Five Points, Manhattan]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]