Dead Woman Walking - Executed Women in England and Wales, 1900-55

This title was first published in 2000:  Between 1900 and 1950 130 women were sentenced to death for murder in England and Wales.

List of contents

1. Introduction. 2. From Antiquity to Modernity: A Social History of Capital Punishment and Gender. 3. Beyond Traditional and Revisionist Theory: Feminist Theory and the Power to Punish. 4. Women as Child-Killers: Four Case-Studies. 5. Women Killing other Women. 6. Women Who Kill their Male Partners. 7. Conclusion.

About the author

Anette Ballinger

Summary

This title was first published in 2000:  Between 1900 and 1950 130 women were sentenced to death for murder in England and Wales.

Product details

• Authors: BALLINGER, Anette Ballinger
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781138737006
• ISBN: 978-1-138-73700-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology