Sydney's Wildest Woman

<p>While 1950s eccentrics Bea Miles and Rosaleen Norton are well remembered,&nbsp;Luba Shishova was twice as wild yet she's all but forgotten. Dubbed a ‘one-woman Russian Revolution’, this chaotic beauty cut a swathe through Kings Cross, earning adoring fans among the city’s reporters and outraging the cops and the judges. Now, for the first time, Luba’s story is told in detail – from her background in a war zone and her bikini court sensation to her flesh-ripping assaults and stints in jail and psych hospitals.</p><br><p>To support Forgotten Australia, subscribe via Forgotten Australia +Plus at Apple Podcasts or via Patreon at patreon.com/forgottenaustralia</p><p>My book, Hanging Ned Kelly, is out on 27 September. You can read an except for free at the link below.&nbsp;</p><p>https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/</p><p>Buy Hanging Ned Kelly via this very same link – or at any good bookstore or online retailer.</p><br><p>Back catalogue Forgotten Australia +Plus bonus episodes will be released in the coming weeks.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>