Annie Walsh (fl. 1870–1880), known under the pseudonym Battle Annie, was an American criminal and member of the Gopher Gang. A well-known criminal figure described in the press as "The Queen of Hell's Kitchen" and "the most feared brick hurler of her time", she was the founder and longtime leader of the gang's female auxiliary, the Lady Gophers, headquartered at Mallet Murphy's Battle Row saloon where they were officially known as the Battle Row Ladies' Social and Athletic Club. She was able to assemble a force from 50 up to several hundred women who, armed with clubs, were used as reserve members in gang fights against rival gangs and police. Walsh and her group were also hired out by businesses and labor unions throughout a number of violent labor disputes during the 1870s. She appears a
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| - Annie Walsh (1870–1880), coneguda amb el pseudònim de Battle Annie, va ser una criminal dels Estats Units i membre de la de Nova York. Es tractava d'una notòria figura criminal descrita a la premsa com "La reina de la Cuina de l'Infern" i "la més temuda llançadora de maons del seu temps". Walsh i el seu grup també van ser contractats per empreses i sindicats durant diversos conflictes laborals violents durant la dècada de 1870. Apareix com a personatge menor a la novel·la històrica del 2003 A Passionate Girl de . (ca)
- Annie Walsh (fl. 1870–1880), known under the pseudonym Battle Annie, was an American criminal and member of the Gopher Gang. A well-known criminal figure described in the press as "The Queen of Hell's Kitchen" and "the most feared brick hurler of her time", she was the founder and longtime leader of the gang's female auxiliary, the Lady Gophers, headquartered at Mallet Murphy's Battle Row saloon where they were officially known as the Battle Row Ladies' Social and Athletic Club. She was able to assemble a force from 50 up to several hundred women who, armed with clubs, were used as reserve members in gang fights against rival gangs and police. Walsh and her group were also hired out by businesses and labor unions throughout a number of violent labor disputes during the 1870s. She appears a (en)
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| - Annie Walsh (1870–1880), coneguda amb el pseudònim de Battle Annie, va ser una criminal dels Estats Units i membre de la de Nova York. Es tractava d'una notòria figura criminal descrita a la premsa com "La reina de la Cuina de l'Infern" i "la més temuda llançadora de maons del seu temps". Va ser la fundadora i líder del cos de dones auxiliars de la banda, les Lady Gophers, amb el quarter general al saloon Battle Row, de Mallet Murphy, on eren oficialment conegudes com el Club Social i d'Atletisme de les Dones de Battle Row. Va ser capaç de reunir una força d'entre 50 i diversos centenars de dones que, armades amb maces, van ser utilitzades com a membres de reserva en les lluites contra bandes rivals i la policia. Walsh i el seu grup també van ser contractats per empreses i sindicats durant diversos conflictes laborals violents durant la dècada de 1870. Apareix com a personatge menor a la novel·la històrica del 2003 A Passionate Girl de . (ca)
- Annie Walsh (fl. 1870–1880), known under the pseudonym Battle Annie, was an American criminal and member of the Gopher Gang. A well-known criminal figure described in the press as "The Queen of Hell's Kitchen" and "the most feared brick hurler of her time", she was the founder and longtime leader of the gang's female auxiliary, the Lady Gophers, headquartered at Mallet Murphy's Battle Row saloon where they were officially known as the Battle Row Ladies' Social and Athletic Club. She was able to assemble a force from 50 up to several hundred women who, armed with clubs, were used as reserve members in gang fights against rival gangs and police. Walsh and her group were also hired out by businesses and labor unions throughout a number of violent labor disputes during the 1870s. She appears as a minor character in the 2003 historical novel A Passionate Girl by Thomas J. Fleming. (en)
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