Uncertain Justice: Canadian Women and Capital Punishment, 1754-1953

by Beverley Boissery and F. Murray Greenwood

Book Overview

In 1754 Eleanor Powers was hung for a murder committed during a botched robbery. She was the first woman condemned to die in Canada, but would not be the last.

In Uncertain Justice, Beverley Boissery and Murray Greenwood portray a cast of women characters almost as often wronged by the law as they have wronged society. Starting with the Powers trial and continuing to the not-too-distant past, the authors expose the patriarchal values...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550023446
• ISBN13: 9781550023442
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"