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Feb 9, 2017 · She earned her living by working as a midwife who additionally provided safe abortions for Catholic Italian women across Hoboken. This is how she earned her nickname “Hatpin Dolly,” and a criminal record. It is said that she had been arrested at least six times and convicted twice for providing illegal abortions.
- Frank Sinatra’s Parents Were Italian Immigrants
- His Mother Was A Notable Figure in Hoboken
- Frank Sinatra’s Mother Died in A Plane Crash
Dolly Sinatra immigrated from Italy to the United States, where she met Anthony Sinatra, an Italian immigrant and boxer. Per the Daily Mail, Dolly would disguise herself as a boy by stuffing her hair into a hat so that she could watch Anthony’s fights. In 1913, the couple married. In 1915, they welcomed Sinatra, their only child. Given the tense dy...
Sinatra’s mother was intelligent and ambitious. She wielded both traits to gain power in local politics. “My mother is what you would call a progressive,” Sinatra said, per the essay “Frank Sinatra: The Popular Front and an American Icon” by Gerald Meyer. “She decided she didn’t want to be just a housekeeper, and studied nursing and is now a gradua...
In 1977, Dolly was on a plane to Las Vegas to watch her son perform at Caesar’s Palace when the aircraft vanished off radar screens. After an arduous search, authorities discovered the plane had crashed into Mount San Gorgonio, killing Dolly and three other passengers. A 1977 article in the Desert Sun (via the California Digital Newspaper Collectio...
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Nov 2, 1986 · Sinatra's mother, Dolly (to whom he was intensely loyal), was, Ms. Kelley alleges, an abortionist as well as a big mouth and a power in local New Jersey politics. What conclusions are we...
Dolly was influential in the Sinatras' neighborhood in Hoboken, New Jersey, where they later operated a tavern during Prohibition. She became involved in politics and worked as a midwife. It is believed that she also provided an illegal abortion service in the area. She died in a plane crash in 1977.
Oct 31, 2010 · Dolly Sinatra’s labour had stalled. The midwife wiped the poor girl’s brow and sent urgently for the doctor. When he arrived ten long minutes later, he clamped metallic forceps round the ...
Nov 2, 2003 · When the gossip columnist Rona Barrett reported that Sinatra's much younger wife was doing the watusi with her husband's black valet, Jacobs found himself fired and, within 24 hours, shut...
Nov 6, 1992 · The film admits that Sinatra’s mother, Dolly (Olympia Dukakis), performed illegal abortions. But her actions are cast in a way that makes her a heroine although she had no real training for...
