3 “Amazonian Outbreak”: Antebellum Women and Political Crime

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part 1 The Crimes
6. 1 “With a World of Tears”: Women Criminals and the Use of Mercy and Femininity 15
7. 2 “She Would Have a Divorce at the Risk of Her Life”: Women and Crimes That Challenged Social Limitations 44
8. 3 “Amazonian Outbreak”: Antebellum Women and Political Crime 68
9. Part 2 In Prison
10. 4 “Disturbing the Other Prisoners”: Female Inmates in Pennsylvania Penitentiaries 101
11. 5 “No Kind Treatment Can Subdue the Prisoner”: Chaos and Female Resistance in the County Jails 130
12. 6 “Restoration to the Path of Virtue”: The Difficult Task of Reform 149
13. Conclusion 187
14. A County Crime Statistics 199
15. B Eastern State Penitentiary Female Demographics 200
16. C Western State Penitentiary Female Demographics 203
17. D Gender and Race of Moyamensing Admissions 206
18. Notes 207
19. Bibliography 227
20. Index 238