02628nam 2200541 a 450 991096301310332120251117115859.01-04-029315-81-04-029513-40-203-98178-2(CKB)1000000000001840(OCoLC)70763449(CaPaEBR)ebrary10017543(MiAaPQ)EBC3060258(BIP)116520997(BIP)7646612(EXLCZ)99100000000000184019981020d1998 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCrimes of outrage sex, violence and Victorian working women /Shani D'Cruze1st ed.London UCL Press19981 online resource (271 p.)Women's history1-85728-190-X Includes bibliographies and index.Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One. She levelled them all three -- Chapter Two. An "industrious woman" and a "ruined" child -- Chapter Three. As agreeable as neighbours ought to be -- Chapter Four. A sad case of domestic infelicity -- Chapter Five. She did not ask for a character -- Chapter Six. Clipping in the clubroom -- Chapter Seven. Previous to my being ravished -- Chapter Eight. A sensation in court -- Afterword -- Appendix. Tabulation of all cases -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.This provocative study explores the subordination of Victorian working women in the home, neighborhood, and workplace. Drawing on courtroom proceedings, D'Cruze reveals that women's interest in speaking out against violent crimes often coincide with the court's agenda to discipline the unruly behavior of working men. However, while women used local courts of vindicate their reputation before their neighbors, doing so often compromised their respectability in the eyes of the public.Women's history.Criminal behaviorGreat BritainHistory19th centuryViolent crimesGreat BritainHistory19th centuryWomenCrimes againstGreat BritainHistory19th centuryCriminal behaviorHistoryViolent crimesHistoryWomenCrimes againstHistory364.374D'Cruze Shani756378MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963013103321Crimes of outrage1524645UNINA