{"product_id":"women-who-kill-men-gordon-morris-bakken-9780803213616","title":"Women Who Kill Men: California Courts, Gender, and the Press","description":"The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a revolutionary period in the lives of women, and the shifting perceptions of women and their role in society were equally apparent in the courtroom. \u003ci\u003eWomen Who Kill Men\u003c\/i\u003e examines eighteen sensational cases of women on trial for murder from 1870 to 1958. The fascinating details of these murder trials, documented in court records and embellished newspaper coverage, mirrored the changing public image of women. Although murder was clearly outside the norm for standard female behavior, most women and their attorneys relied on gendered stereotypes and language to create their defense and sometimes to leverage their status in a patriarchal system. Those who could successfully dress and act the part of the victim were most often able to win the sympathies of the jury. Gender mattered. And though the norms shifted over time, the press, attorneys, and juries were all informed by contemporary gender stereotypes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon Morris Bakken, Brenda Farrington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803213611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803213616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.62w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/30\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010","brand":"Gordon Morris Bakken","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120241668351,"sku":"9780803213616","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5e918c3-9be9-4057-8684-6ac3fee5ac2b.jpg?v=1687413264","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-who-kill-men-gordon-morris-bakken-9780803213616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}