Erica Rhodes Hayden: 2 books
Troublesome Women
Gender, Crime, and Punishment in Antebellum Pennsylvania
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2019
This book traces the lived experiences of women lawbreakers in the state of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1860 through the records of more than six thousand criminal court cases. By following these women from the perpetration of their crimes through the state’s efforts to punish and reform them, Erica...
Incarcerated Women
A History of Struggles, Oppression, and Resistance in American Prisons
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
The story of the rise of prisons and development of prison systems in the United States has been studied extensively in scholarship, but the experiences of female inmates in these institutions have not received the same attention. Historically, women incarcerated in prison, jails, and reformatories...