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Filled with stories of pain, regret, and resistance, this chilling account of how four women survived their time at Kingston Penitentiary stands as an indictment of the idea that prisons and punishment are society’s answer to crime.

Trade Review

Although Ted McCoy’s Four Unruly Women is a short and accessibly written text—and, therefore, an excellent teaching resource!—it also offers a meticulously researched and multilayered analysis of four women, all imprisoned at the notorious Kingston Penitentiary (KP) at different times, for a revealing glimpse into the gendered pains of imprisonment over the course of a century (1838–1934).

-- Amanda Glasbeek * Histoire social/Social History *

This book honours Bridget Donnelly, Charlotte Reveille, Kate Slattery and Emily Boyle by bringing their disturbing stories to light.

-- Ann Hansen * Herizons *

Table of Contents

Introduction: Seeking Unruly Women

1 Bridget’s Life Sentence

2 Charlotte’s Moral Insanity

3 Alias Kate

4 Emily’s Maternal Ideal

Afterword: Seeing Unruly Women

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Four Unruly Women Stories of Incarceration and

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 1 March 2019
      ISBN-13 9780774838887
      978-0774838887
      ISBN-10 0774838884
      Also in:
      Gender studies: women and girls Offenders / Criminals

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Filled with stories of pain, regret, and resistance, this chilling account of how four women survived their time at Kingston Penitentiary stands as an indictment of the idea that prisons and punishment are society’s answer to crime.

      Trade Review

      Although Ted McCoy’s Four Unruly Women is a short and accessibly written text—and, therefore, an excellent teaching resource!—it also offers a meticulously researched and multilayered analysis of four women, all imprisoned at the notorious Kingston Penitentiary (KP) at different times, for a revealing glimpse into the gendered pains of imprisonment over the course of a century (1838–1934).

      -- Amanda Glasbeek * Histoire social/Social History *

      This book honours Bridget Donnelly, Charlotte Reveille, Kate Slattery and Emily Boyle by bringing their disturbing stories to light.

      -- Ann Hansen * Herizons *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Seeking Unruly Women

      1 Bridget’s Life Sentence

      2 Charlotte’s Moral Insanity

      3 Alias Kate

      4 Emily’s Maternal Ideal

      Afterword: Seeing Unruly Women

      Notes

      Bibliography

      Index

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