Mary was a hard-working cook who’s specialty was homemade ice cream. She cooked for some of the wealthiest families in New York. She was neat, clean, and intelligent. Mary was also a living carrier of the dreaded disease Typhoid. After making her latest employer’s family sick, Mary disappears. The hunt is now on to find “Typhoid Mary” and some city employees will stop at nothing to find her. What happens next is a sad tale as Mary is not only found but incarcerated and vilified. But were her civil rights violated? How can you be a carrier not be sick? Read Terrible Typhoid Mary and learn more about “Typhoid Mary.”