Uncertain justice : Canadian women and capital punishment 1754-1953 /

Main Author: Greenwood, F. Murray 1935-
Other Authors: Boissery, Beverley,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. : Dundurn Press, [2000]
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover13;
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One
  • The Eleanor Power Story
  • Chapter Two
  • The Many Trials of Marie-Josephte Corriveau
  • Chapter Three
  • 8220;Beauty, Thou Pretty Plaything!8221;: Margaret Jordan 8212; Murderer? Pirate?
  • Chapter Four
  • Julia Murdock 8212; From 8220;Comparative Innocence to ... Blackest Guilt8221;?
  • Chapter Five
  • The Capital Conviction of Innocent Persons
  • Chapter Six
  • 8220;Sham Chivalry8221;: Canadian Women and the Criminal Jury in Capital Cases, 18678211;1962
  • Chapter Seven
  • Elizabeth Workman 8212; Sinner or Saint?
  • Chapter Eight
  • Annie Robinson 8212; 8220;More to be Pitied Than Censured8221;?
  • Chapter Nine
  • Jennie Hawkes 8212; A Woman Wronged
  • Chapter Ten
  • Annie Rubletz and Mary Paulette 8212; 8220;The Far Side of Despair8221;
  • Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • Endnotes to the Introduction
  • Endnotes to Chapter One
  • Endnotes to Chapter Two
  • Endnotes to Chapter Three
  • Endnotes to Chapter Four
  • Endnotes to Chapter Five
  • Endnotes to Chapter Six
  • Endnotes to Chapter Seven
  • Endnotes to Chapter Eight
  • Endnotes to Chapter Nine
  • Endnotes to Chapter Ten
  • Endnotes to the Conclusion
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.