Women and capital punishment in America, 1840-1899 : death sentences and executions in the United States and Canada /

Women and capital punishment in America, 1840-1899 : death sentences and executions in the United States and Canada /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Segrave, Kerry, 1944-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
Description:	vi, 212 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Capital punishment -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Capital punishment -- Canada -- History -- 19th century. Women death row inmates -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Women death row inmates -- Canada -- History -- 19th century. Capital punishment. Women death row inmates. Canada. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7301623

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ISBN:	9780786438235 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786438231 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index.
Summary:	"This book profiles the lives and cases of selected women sentenced to capital punishment in America between 1840 and 1899, most of whom were executed by hanging. The book is divided into chapters by decades, chronologically following the long and heated debate regarding women and capital punishment"--Provided by publisher.

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