Women and Capital Punishment in America, 1840-1899: Death Sentences and Executions in the United States and Canada

by Kerry Segrave

Book Overview

Perhaps the single medium in which women have been consistently treated as equal to men is the American judicial system. Although the system has met with enormous public condemnation, equality under the law has justified the legal execution of nearly six hundred American women since 1632. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786438231
• ISBN13: 9780786438235
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher