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Lädt ... Women Who Kill (Original 1980; 1988. Auflage)von Ann Jones
Werk-InformationenFrauen, die töten. ( Neue Folge, 350). von Ann Jones (1980)
![]() Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I read a lot of crime fiction, so I thought I would enjoy this. Unfortunately, it was a little too "text book" for me. The tales of the injustices perpetrated against women were definitely thought provoking, but were presented so matter of factly that it was hard to get into the book. It wasn't until over half way through, when the case of Lizzie Borden was presented, that I started to enjoy what I was reading. This book certainly points out the inconsistencies in sentencing women throughout the past few hundred years. Political considerations swing from overly harsh punishments, to much too lenient. It was definitely eye opening. Unfortunately, this book was not very exciting to read. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
This landmark study offers a rogues' gallery of women--from the Colonial Era to the 20th century--who answered abuse and oppression with murder: "A classic" (Gloria Steinem). Women rarely resort to murder. But when they do, they are likely to kill their intimates: husbands, lovers, or children. In Women Who Kill, journalist Ann Jones explores these homicidal patters and what they reflect about women and our culture. She considers notorious cases such as axe-murderer Lizzie Borden, acquitted of killing her parents; Belle Gunness, the Indiana housewife turned serial killer; Ruth Snyder, the "adulteress" electrocuted for murdering her husband; and Jean Harris, convicted of shooting her lover, the famous "Scarsdale Diet doctor." Looking beyond sensationalized figures, Jones uncovers different trends of female criminality through American history--trends that reveal the evolving forms of oppression and abuse in our culture. From the prevalence of infanticide in colonial days to the poisoning of husbands in the nineteenth century and the battered wives who fight back today, Jones recounts the tales of dozens of women whose stories, and reasons, would otherwise be lost to history. First published in 1980, Women Who Kill is a "provocative book" that "reminds us again that women are entitled to their rage." This 30th anniversary edition from Feminist Press includes a new introduction by the author (New York Times Book Review). Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Unfortunately this really only applies to white women. The author uses incomplete statistics for Black Women and it's frustrating.
A Black Woman is killed every 21 hrs by a domestic partner. The statistics for white women are considerably kinder. This author just takes raw numbers without acknowledging how racism impacts the way data like this is collected for POC. So the statistics about white women are accurate but not for Black Women. Also no discussion of the relationship between black citizens and police, which also result in under reporting.
I'm tired of 'feminists' doing this to Black and POC marginalized genders and actingine what applies to white women applies to all women, when that's ludicrous.
Feminism is also about addressing how white women are the white men of the feminist movement. (