Women Who Kill - Hardcover

Jones, Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0030407117 ISBN 13: 9780030407116

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1980

Synopsis

By the author of "The Tender Trap" and "In Harm's Way", this book suggests that we can learn a great deal about women's changing position in social life by considering women murderers - whom they killed, why, and how society regards these crimes. Includes the cases of Lizzie Borden and Ruth Ellis.

About this title

Review:

"Stunning, revealing, provoking. . . . A powerful book, not only about women who murder, but also about how women have been perceived." --Vogue

"[Jones] is a sardonic, savagely witty storyteller."--Newsweek

"This provocative book . . . reminds us again that women are entitled to their rage." --New York Times Book Review

"A classic and superb piece of work that can change social attitudes." --Adrienne Rich, author of Diving into the Wreck

"An extraordinary feat . . . a groundbreaking book filled with originality on every page."--Susan Brownmiller, author of Against Our Will

"Ann Jones's classic book shows that female violence is nothing new and hardly rare, and the motivation behind it speaks volumes about the society in which it takes place."--Patty Jenkins, director of Monster

About the Author:

Ann Jones is a scholar, journalist, photographer, and the author of ten books of nonfiction, including Kabul in Winter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0030407117
• ISBN 13: 9780030407116
• Binding: Hardcover