LEADER 03909nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910462623503321 005 20211217014601.0 010 $a0-8122-0142-6 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812201420 035 $a(CKB)2670000000418352 035 $a(OCoLC)859161747 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10748820 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442234 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26834 035 $a(DE-B1597)448995 035 $a(OCoLC)979591434 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812201420 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442234 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10748820 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682334 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000418352 100 $a20080303d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDangerous to know$b[electronic resource] $ewomen, crime, and notoriety in the early republic /$fSusan Branson 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (195 p.) 311 0 $a1-322-51052-0 311 0 $a0-8122-2187-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [141]-174) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPREFACE --$t1. TWO WORKING WOMEN --$t2. MARRIAGE, MANHOOD, AND MURDER --$t3. THE "ENRAGED TYGRESS" --$t4. COURTING NOTORIETY --$t5. AN UNSUITABLE JOB FORA WOMAN --$t6. BETRAYAL AND REVENGE --$tAFTERWORD --$tNOTES --$tINDEX --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aWomen$zPennsylvania$zPhiladelphia$vBiography 606 $aFemale offenders$zPennsylvania$zPhiladelphia$vBiography 606 $aWomen authors, American$y19th century$vBiography 606 $aSex role$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aCrime$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aFame$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aSocial status$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aPhiladelphia (Pa.)$xSocial conditions$y19th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen 615 0$aFemale offenders 615 0$aWomen authors, American 615 0$aSex role$xHistory 615 0$aCrime$xHistory 615 0$aFame$xSocial aspects$xHistory 615 0$aSocial status$xHistory 676 $a305.48/9623092274811 676 $aB 700 $aBranson$b Susan$01034280 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462623503321 996 $aDangerous to know$92453318 997 $aUNINA