The Enigma Woman
Kathleen A. Cairns · 2007
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"In this intriguing cultural history, Kathleen A. Cairns tells the true tale of the first woman sentenced to death in California, Nellie May Madison. 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 woman, the workings of the media and the judiciary system, and the stratification of society in her time. An intriguing cultural history, Cairns's re-creation of the case from murder to trial to aftermath casts an eye forward to our own love-hate affair with celebrity crimes and our abiding ambivalence about domestic violence abuse as a defense for murder" -- publisher website (November 2007).
Book details
- Year
- 2007
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Editions
- 3
- Pages
- 316
- ISBN
- 9780803211414
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