The Victorians who settled the Oregon Territory were adept at keeping immoral or bad behavior a secret. Goeres-Gardner uncovers the secret past of abuse, neglect, and double standards that existed for women criminals. Discover what drove proper Victorian women to murder. You ll learn about women s trials and their all-male jurors and the horrid conditions they faced in all-male prisons.

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sect. 1. Wives fight back. Charity Lamb ; Mary Prout ; Minnie Crockett sect. 2. In defense of honor. Caroline Briggs ; Mattie Allison ; Sarah Amanda McDaniel ; Rose Bryan sect. 3. Self defense. Mary McCormick ; Annie Lynch ; Emma Frishkorn ; Margaret Taylor ; Josephine Ross sect. 4. Prosititution and violence. Carrie Bradley ; Annie Murray sect. 5. Insanity is the enemy. Emma Hannah ; Maria Winfield sect. 6. Murder and suicide. Jennie Aunspaugh ; Mrs. T.R. Elliott