About this episode

The episode follows Typhoid Mary through her years on North Brother Island and her legal battles, culminating in her lifelong quarantine.

In the second part we follow Mary through her years on North Brother Island, her legal fight against the city, her release, and the decision that would ultimately send her back into quarantine for the rest of her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Typhoid Mary
• quarantine
• legal fight
• North Brother Island
• public health
• history

Keywords

• Typhoid Mary
• quarantine
• North Brother Island
• legal fight
• public health
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: city

Places: North Brother Island

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