Law – Queens of Queen City

Elizabeth “Big Liz” Carter

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 by queensofcincy, posted in crimes, Law

Meet Elizabeth "Lizzie" Carter, the first woman in Hamilton County to be charged with murder.

Christina Windisch Britting

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 by queensofcincy, posted in Brewing, crimes, Law

There are stories you don’t want to write but you know you must. Reader, meet Christina Windisch Britting.

Matilda Lawrence

September 8, 2017February 21, 2022 by queensofcincy, posted in Law, Slavery

The woman known as Matilda may seem unremarkable; however, she was anything but! As a housebound slave, she taught herself how to read, and she would inspire countless more runaway slaves to take legal action.