Come with us on a journey of deadly liberation as a popular apothecary brews a recipe for freedom, liberating over 600 women from abuse at the hands of those who should have protected them. 

Sources We Found Helpful for this Episode

A Woman to Know: Giulia Tofana

Guilia Tofana: World’s Most Dangerous Apothecary 

The Role of Women During the Italian Renaissance 

Books We Think You’ll Enjoy Reading

If you’re an enjoy reading Gregory Maguire or a historical fiction fan, I think that you will enjoy Deborah Swift’s trilogy about our heroine/devious serial killer, Giulia Tofana. This is historical fiction so much imagination was applied. 

• The Poison Keeper by Deborah Swift
• Purchase: Amazon 
• The Silkworm Keeper by Deborah Swift
• Purchase: Amazon 
• The Fortune Keeper by Deborah Swift
• Purchase: Amazon 

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