Murder, Morality and Madness: Women Criminals in Early Oregon
199 pages, bibliography, index
Product Description
The Victorians who settled the Oregon Territory
were adept at keeping immoral or bad
behavior a secret. Goeres-Gardner uncovers
the secret past of abuse, neglect, and
double standards that existed for women
criminals. Discover what drove proper Victorian
women to murder. You’ll learn about
women’s trials and their all-male jurors and
the horrid conditions they faced in all-male
prisons.
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