Cry of murder on Broadway : a woman's ruin and revenge in old New York

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Author:

Miller, Julie, 1959- author.

Format:

Books

ISBN:

9781501751486

Summary:

"Amelia Norman challenged the idea that the fallen woman of the nineteenth century was inevitably 'ruined.' This book shows how the desperate act of this aspiring murderess came to momentarily embody the anger and anxiety felt by many people at a time of economic depression and expanding expectations for equal rights"-- Provided by publisher.

Publication Date:

2020

Physical Description:

x, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject Term:

Seduction -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.

Attempted murder -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.

Female offenders -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.

Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.

Genre:

True crime stories.

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