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Morning Throwback: the Crips only wish they had this kind of swagger

By Brianne Hogan

Women learn to shoot, Long Branch camp, circa 1915 (Toronto Archives: Fonds 1244, Item 981)

Toronto women were pretty badass in the ’40s, but they were no match for these ladies learning to shoot in 1915. These tough broads made Harry Houdini look like a putz. Chains? They flossed their teeth with those. Typhoid Mary? They were the ones who infected her. They didn't need to drink leather — they ate it. Then washed it down with a cold glass of I don’t give a rat’s ass.

 
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