Mary Sweeny

For other people with similar names, see Mary Sweeney.
Mary Sweeny Newspaper Article - Ann Arbor Argus - March 26, 1897
Mary Sweeny Newspaper Article - Ann Arbor Argus  - March 26, 1897 [1]

Mary Sweeny, also known by the first names Maria, Marie, Marion, Mollie, Margaret, Harriet, Anna, Annie or Kit, and by the last names Sweeney, Ricks, Rix, Kelley, Beece, O'Brien, Haley and Anderson,[1][2][3][4][5] was an American woman known as "the Window Smasher" because of her mania for breaking glass windows across Wisconsin and neighbouring states during the 1890s.

She achieved cultural notoriety in Michael Lesy's 1973 book Wisconsin Death Trip and later in James Marsh's docudrama of the same title. Mary Sweeny was portrayed in the film by actress Jo Vukelich.[6]

  1. ^ "The Window Smasher". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. 26 August 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ^ "The Window Smasher". The Saint Paul Globe. Saint Paul, Minnesota. 31 March 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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  5. ^ "Maria Sweeney Scours Nation; Seeks Lost Son". Stevens Point Journal. 22 September 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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