Dangerous to know : women, crime, and notoriety in the early republic

Dangerous to know : women, crime, and notoriety in the early republic /

"In Dangerous to Know, Susan Branson follows the fascinating lives of Ann Carson and Mary Clarke, offering an engaging study of gender and class in the early nineteenth century. According to Branson, episodes in both women's lives illustrate their struggles within a society that constraine...

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Main Author: Branson, Susan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2008.
Series:JSTOR EBA.
Subjects:
Carson, Ann Baker.
Clarke, Mary, > active 1815-1838.
Women > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Female offenders > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Women authors, American > 19th century > Biography.
Sex role > United States > History > 19th century.
Crime > United States > History > 19th century.
Fame > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Social status > United States > History > 19th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Biography
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