Uncertain Justice: Canadian Women and Capital Punishment, 1754-1953

by Beverley Boissery and F. Murray Greenwood

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In 1754 Eleanor Powers was hung for a murder committed during a botched robbery. She was the first woman condemned to die in Canada, but would not be the last.

In Uncertain Justice, Beverley Boissery and Murray Greenwood portray a cast of women characters almost as often wronged by the law as they have wronged society. Starting with the Powers trial and continuing to the not-too-distant past, the authors expose the patriarchal values...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1550023446

ISBN13:9781550023442

Release Date:October 2000

Publisher:Dundurn Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Americas Canada Criminal Law Criminology Gay & Lesbian History Humanities Law Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social Science Social Sciences Textbooks True Accounts True Crime Women in History

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