Behind the fear-inducing nickname "Typhoid Mary" is Mary Mallon, a real woman trapped in a terrible situation that she barely understood. Here's what you don't know about her, and why her struggle ...

Public support plummeted and opinion turned against Mary Mallon in 1915 because of her conscious return to cooking when people believed she should have learned her lesson. "The chance was given to ...

Born in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Mary Mallon emigrated to New York where she was employed as a domestic assistant. However, Mary had a great talent for cooking and ended up working as a cook for ...