Cry of murder on Broadway, a woman's ruin and revenge in old New York, Julie Miller
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Cry of murder on Broadway, a woman's ruin and revenge in old New York, Julie Miller
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-256) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Cry of murder on Broadway
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1141519893
Responsibility statement
Julie Miller
Sub title
a woman's ruin and revenge in old New York
Summary
"Amelia Norman challenged the idea that the fallen woman of the nineteenth century was inevitably 'ruined.' This book shows how the desperate act of this aspiring murderess came to momentarily embody the anger and anxiety felt by many people at a time of economic depression and expanding expectations for equal rights"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Prologue : Defending Amelia Norman -- I am Murdered -- Jersey Maid and Damn Yankee -- Go and Get Your Living -- An Awful Place -- A Great Heart -- The Trial Begins -- Verdict -- The Law of Seduction. -- Epilogue : A Harlot's Fate
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- Norman, Amelia, approximately 1818-
- HISTORY / Women
- TRUE CRIME / Murder / General
- Female offenders -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880 -- Friends and associates
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Moral conditions -- 19th century
- Women + Legal status, laws, etc -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century
- Seduction -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Attempted murder -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
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- Norman, Amelia, approximately 1818-
- HISTORY / Women
- TRUE CRIME / Murder / General
- Female offenders -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880 -- Friends and associates
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Moral conditions -- 19th century
- Women + Legal status, laws, etc -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century
- Seduction -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Attempted murder -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
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- Author1
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