Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1 The Crimes
1 “With a World of Tears”: Women Criminals and the Use of Mercy and Femininity
2 “She Would Have a Divorce at the Risk of Her Life”: Women and Crimes That Challenged Social Limitations
3 “Amazonian Outbreak”: Antebellum Women and Political
Crime
Part 2 In Prison
4 “Disturbing the Other Prisoners”: Female Inmates in Pennsylvania Penitentiaries
5 “No Kind Treatment Can Subdue the Prisoner”: Chaos and Female Resistance in the County Jails
6 “Restoration to the Path of Virtue”: The Difficult Task of Reform
Conclusion
Appendixes
A County Crime Statistics
B Eastern State Penitentiary Female Demographics
C Western State Penitentiary Female Demographics
D Gender and Race of Moyamensing Admissions
Notes
Bibliography
Index