Women Who Kill Men: California Courts, Gender, and the Press - Couverture souple

Bakken, Gordon Morris; Farrington, Brenda

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803245440 ISBN 13 : 9780803245440

Editeur : University of Nebraska Press, 2013

Synopsis

Book by Bakken Gordon Morris Farrington Brenda

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a revolutionary period in the lives of women, and the shifting perceptions of women and their role in society were equally apparent in the courtroom. "Women Who Kill Men" examines eighteen sensational cases of women on trial for murder from 1870 to 1958, focusing on the representations of women in the newspapers and in trial-court settings and on the rhetoric of attorneys involved in the cases. The fascinating details of these murder trials, documented in court records and embellished newspaper coverage, mirrored the changing public image of women. Although murder was clearly outside the norm for standard female behaviour, most women and their attorneys relied on gendered stereotypes and language to create their defence and sometimes to leverage their status in a patriarchal system. Those who could successfully dress and act the part of the victim were most often able to win the sympathies of the jury. Gender mattered. And though the norms shifted over time, the press, attorneys, and juries were all informed by contemporary gender stereotypes.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of Nebraska Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0803245440
• ISBN 13: 9780803245440
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296