The Maid and the Socialite: The Brave Women Behind Green Bay's Scandalous Minahan Trials

At the turn of the 20th century cities around the world were rife with syphilis yet no blood test could prove it. Two women in Green Bay Wisconsin found their lives destroyed by that simple fact. Mary an illiterate maid and Mollie a college-educated socialite fell victim to the physical violence and mental abuse of celebrated surgeon Dr. John R. Minahan. To silence them he claimed they had that shameful and dreaded disease. But as medical science advan...