Hard time at Tehachapi: California's first women's prison

San Quentin blues : criminals, clubwomen, and the campaign for a female reformatory -- Hard-nosed politics : the battle for Tehachapi -- Murderers, thieves, and con artists -- Writing their lives : the Clarion and the California Institution for Women -- A woman in charge -- Tehachapi : on shaky grou...

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Main Author: Cairns, Kathleen A. 1946- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3861
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Keywords:
California Institution for Women (Tehachapi, Calif.) > History
Reformatories for women > California > Tehachapi
Correctional institutions > California > Tehachapi
California Institution for Women > Geschichte 1933-1952
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Summary:San Quentin blues : criminals, clubwomen, and the campaign for a female reformatory -- Hard-nosed politics : the battle for Tehachapi -- Murderers, thieves, and con artists -- Writing their lives : the Clarion and the California Institution for Women -- A woman in charge -- Tehachapi : on shaky ground -- After Tehachapi
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 205 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780826345721