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Women accused of murder in nineteenth-century England got bad press. Broadsides, newspapers, and books depicted their stories in gruesome detail, often with illustrations of the crime scene, the courtroom proceedings, and the execution. This sensational coverage fed the public appetite for stories of female deviancy and punishment.
Judith Knelman contends that the portrayal of murder by women was linked to a broader public agenda, set and controlled by men. Women were expected to be devoted to giving and sustaining life. Aggression was "masculine." Thus a woman who killed posed a threat to patriarchal authority.
Knelman describes the range and incidence of murder by women in England. She analyses case histories of different kinds of murder, and explores how press representations of the murderess contributed to the Victorian construction of femininity. She also suggests that class and gender discrimination pushed women to kill.
Twisting in the Wind is a comprehensive and balanced account that will appeal to true crime fans, sociologists, criminologists, historians, and researchers in women's studies.
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JUDITH KNELMAN is an associate professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario.
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Cloth. Condizione: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first Printing of the First Edition that has a small white marking to the front board; When a young woman is executed in the 1800s, the press sensationalizes her story and the public is outraged. But the woman's family isn't convinced that she was actually guilty and they set out to prove her innocence.; 8vo; 322 pages. Codice articolo 57867
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Cloth. Condizione: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first Printing of the First Edition with no visible blemishing; Judith Knelman tells the story of the murderess, Elizabeth Stride, and the sensational press coverage of her trial in 1869. Knelman brilliantly captures the dramatic era of the Victorian era with its art and fashion, as well as the sensationalist headlines of the day. She tells the story of Stride's life before and after her conviction, as well as the public's fascination with her case. Knelman sheds light on the ways in which the press influenced the judicial process and the public's perception of the murderess. Twisting in the Wind is a fascinating look at one of Victorian England's most notorious crimes and the sensational media coverage that followed.; 8vo; 322 pages. Codice articolo 57864
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