RT Book
T1 Women and the noose: a history of female execution
A1 Clark, Richard
LA English
PP Cheltenham
PB The History Press
YR 2023
ED Paperback edition
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1837506183
AB Tracing the history of female crime and execution from 1726 to 1955, Women and the Noose presents the cases of over fifty women who met their end on the hangman's gallows. From the criminal act to the execution day itself, the women's stories illustrate the range of crimes punishable by execution such as petty theft and murder, as well as reactions to the death sentence, including 'pleading the belly' as a defence. Richard Clark also discusses the developments in execution methods, from burning at the stake to the short-and long-drop; and the move from the very public hangings to the more dignified private events. Clark's frank treatment of the executions combined with sympathetic revelations about the women's private lives makes Women and the Noose a chilling and surprisingly moving read
NO Previous edition: Stroud: Tempus, 2007
NO Mit Sachregister
CN 364.67082
SN 9781803992570
K1 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.)
K1 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.)
K1 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.)
K1 Modern period, c 1500 onwards
K1 Capital Punishment : History
K1 Capital Punishment : Case studies
K1 Female offenders : Case studies
K1 Ethical issues: capital punishment
K1 Ethische Themen: Todesstrafe
K1 Gender Studies: Frauen und Mädchen
K1 Gender studies: women
K1 HIS058000
K1 Penology & punishment
K1 SOC067000
K1 Social & Cultural History
K1 Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
K1 Strafrechtswissenschaft (Pönologie)
K1 Frau : Hinrichtung : Geschichte 1726-1955