by KathleenA.O'Shea (Author), Ann Patrick Conrad (Foreword)
This work traces the history of women and the death penalty in the United States from 1900 to 1998, examining the penal codes in the various states and providing personal stories of women who have been executed. The issues of race and gender as they relate to the death penalty are also debated.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 28 Feb 1999
ISBN 10: 027595952X
ISBN 13: 9780275959524