LEADER 04797nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910827832903321 005 20240417220533.0 010 $a1-283-04396-3 010 $a9786613043962 010 $a0-252-09076-4 035 $a(CKB)3390000000006613 035 $a(OCoLC)785781210 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532364 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000543388 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11359581 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543388 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10520315 035 $a(PQKB)10297011 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse23770 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3413892 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10532364 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL304396 035 $a(OCoLC)923493485 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3413892 035 $a(EXLCZ)993390000000006613 100 $a20080619d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe crimes of womanhood $edefining femininity in a court of law /$fA. Cheree Carlson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aUrbana $cUniversity of Illinois Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-252-08002-5 311 $a0-252-03401-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-189) and index. 327 $aNarrative intersections in popular trials -- Framing madness in the sanity trial of Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard -- The mad doctors meet McNaughton : the battle for narrative supremacy in the trial of Mary Harris -- "True womanhood" and perfect madness : the sanity trial of Mary Todd Lincoln -- Womanhood as asset and liability : Lizzie Andrew Borden -- Bodies at the crossroads : the rise and fall of Madame Restell -- "You know it when you see it" : the rhetorical embodiment of race and gender in Rhinelander v. Rhinelander. 330 $aCarlson analyzes the situations of several women of varying historical stature, from the insanity trials of Mary Todd Lincoln and Lizzie Borden's trial for the brutal slaying of her father and stepmother, to lesser-known trials involving insanity, infidelity, murder, abortion, and interracial marriage. The insanity trial of Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard, the wife of a minister, resulted from her attempts to change her own religion, while a jury acquitted Mary Harris for killing her married lover, suggesting that loss of virginity to an adulterous man was justifiable grounds for homicide. The popular conception of abortion as a "woman's crime" came to the fore in the case of Ann Loman (also known as Madame Restell), who performed abortions in New York both before and after it became a crime. Finally, Alice Rhinelander was sued for fraud by her new husband Leonard for "passing" as white, but the jury was more moved by the notion of Alice being betrayed as a woman by her litigious husband than by the supposed defrauding of Leonard as a white male. Alice won the case, but the image of womanhood as in need of sympathy and protection won out as well._x000B__x000B_At the heart of these cases, Carlson reveals clearly just how narrow was the line that women had to walk, since the same womanly virtues that were expected of them--passivity, frailty, and purity--could be turned against them at any time. These trials of popular status are especially significant because they reflect the attitudes of the broad audience, indicate which forms of knowledge are easily manipulated, and allow us to analyze how the verdict is argued outside the courtroom in the public and press. With gripping retellings and incisive analysis of these scandalous criminal and civil cases, this book will appeal to historians, rhetoricians, feminist researchers, and anyone who enjoys courtroom drama. 606 $aSex discrimination against women$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aFemale offenders$xLegal status, laws, etc$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aWomen$zUnited States$xSocial conditions 606 $aFemininity in popular culture$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aFemininity$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aTrials$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aSex discrimination against women$xLaw and legislation$xHistory. 615 0$aFemale offenders$xLegal status, laws, etc.$xHistory. 615 0$aWomen$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aFemininity in popular culture$xHistory. 615 0$aFemininity$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aTrials$xHistory. 676 $a345.73/03 700 $aCarlson$b A. Cheree$f1957-$01655113 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827832903321 996 $aThe crimes of womanhood$94007328 997 $aUNINA