The Trailblazing Doctor Who Helped A Mob Boss Cheat Death — And Changed History • Discoverology

The Trailblazing Doctor Who Helped A Mob Boss Cheat Death — And Changed History

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Dr. Barbara Roberts, a groundbreaking woman in medicine, treated — and fell in love with — the most brutal and dangerous men alive. Then, some say, she helped bring down New England’s biggest crime family.

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