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Women And The Death Penalty In The United States, 1900-1998
by Kathleen O’shea
Brand Greenwood Publishing, 430 pp.

Offers not only the penal history of the death penalty in the states that have sentenced women to death, but it also tells the stories of the women who have been executed, or are currently awaiting their faith on death row. Read more.

This work takes a historical look at women and the death penalty in the United States from 1900 to 1998. It gives the reader a look at the penal codes in the various states regarding the death penalty and the personal stories of women who have been executed or who are currently on death row. As Americans continue to debate the enforcement of the death penalty, the issues of race and gender as they relate to the death penalty are also debated. This book offers a unique perspective to a recurring sociopolitical issue. Read more.