The Enigma Woman: The Death Sentence of Nellie May Madison (Women in the West)

by KathleenA.Cairns (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2009

  $26.45

  In this intriguing cultural history, Kathleen A. Cairns tells the tale of Nellie May Madison, the first woman on Death Row in California. Her story offers a glimpse into law and disorder in 1930s Los Angeles while bringing to life a remarkable character whose plight reflects on the status of women, the workings of the media and the judiciary system, and the stratification of society in her time.