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Crimes of Outrage

Sex, Violence, and Victorian Working Women

Shani D'Cruze author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Published:1st Oct '98

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This provocative study explores the subordination of Victorian working women in the home, neighborhood, and workplace. Drawing on courtroom proceedings, D'Cruze reveals that women's interest in speaking out against violent crimes often coincide with the court's agenda to discipline the unruly behavior of working men. However, while women used local courts of vindicate their reputation before their neighbors, doing so often compromised their respectability in the eyes of the public.

ISBN: 9780875805788

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm

Weight: 907g

271 pages