04008nam 2200733Ia 450 991078752100332120211217014601.00-8122-0142-610.9783/9780812201420(CKB)2670000000418352(OCoLC)859161747(CaPaEBR)ebrary10748820(MdBmJHUP)muse26834(DE-B1597)448995(OCoLC)979591434(DE-B1597)9780812201420(Au-PeEL)EBL3442234(CaPaEBR)ebr10748820(CaONFJC)MIL682334(MiAaPQ)EBC3442234(EXLCZ)99267000000041835220080303d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDangerous to know[electronic resource] women, crime, and notoriety in the early republic /Susan BransonPhiladelphia University of Pennsylvania Pressc20081 online resource (195 p.)1-322-51052-0 0-8122-2187-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-174) and index.Front matter --Contents --PREFACE --1. TWO WORKING WOMEN --2. MARRIAGE, MANHOOD, AND MURDER --3. THE "ENRAGED TYGRESS" --4. COURTING NOTORIETY --5. AN UNSUITABLE JOB FORA WOMAN --6. BETRAYAL AND REVENGE --AFTERWORD --NOTES --INDEX --ACKNOWLEDGMENTSIn 1823, the History of the Celebrated Mrs. Ann Carson rattled Philadelphia society and became one of the most scandalous, and eagerly read, memoirs of the age. This tale of a woman who tried to rescue her lover from the gallows and attempted to kidnap the governor of Pennsylvania tantalized its audience with illicit love, betrayal, and murder.Carson's ghostwriter, Mary Clarke, was no less daring. Clarke pursued dangerous associations and wrote scandalous exposés based on her own and others' experiences. She immersed herself in the world of criminals and disreputable actors, using her acquaintance with this demimonde to shape a career as a sensationalist writer.In Dangerous to Know, Susan Branson follows the fascinating lives of Ann Carson and Mary Clarke, offering an engaging study of gender and class in the early nineteenth century. According to Branson, episodes in both women's lives illustrate their struggles within a society that constrained women's activities and ambitions. She argues that both women simultaneously tried to conform to and manipulate the dominant sexual, economic, and social ideologies of the time. In their own lives and through their writing, the pair challenged conventions prescribed by these ideologies to further their own ends and redefine what was possible for women in early American public life.WomenPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaBiographyFemale offendersPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaBiographyWomen authors, American19th centuryBiographySex roleUnited StatesHistory19th centuryCrimeUnited StatesHistory19th centuryFameSocial aspectsUnited StatesHistory19th centurySocial statusUnited StatesHistory19th centuryPhiladelphia (Pa.)Social conditions19th centuryAmerican History.American Studies.Gender Studies.Women's Studies.WomenFemale offendersWomen authors, AmericanSex roleHistoryCrimeHistoryFameSocial aspectsHistorySocial statusHistory305.48/9623092274811BBranson Susan1034280MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787521003321Dangerous to know3697102UNINA