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Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

the True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation
Mar 22, 2017LauraMcShaneCLE rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
2014 Ohioana Book Award and Cleveland Arts Prize winner Brad Ricca introduces readers to the amazing Grace Humiston. A woman attorney who, before women got the right to vote in America, started a legal-aid society in NYC, served as the first female U.S. District Attorney, and, as a detective solved the sensational case of the missing 18-year-old Ruth Cruger. This true-life mystery has amazing parallels to contemporary issues : immigration, human trafficking, peonage, and gender equality. I highly recommend this book for high school curriculum, especially for schools using the Facing History high school format. https://www.facinghistory.org/about-us