"Plunged into a vortex of iniquity": Female Criminality and Punishment in Pennsylvania, 1820-1860
This dissertation explores female criminality and punishment in Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1860. I argue that antebellum societys definitions of proper womanhood dictated womens experiences as offenders and as convicted inmates. At the same time, female offenders, through their criminal behavior, act...
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VANDERBILT
2013
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03042013-180514/ |