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INCARCERATED WOMEN a History of Struggles Oppression and Resistance in American
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2017-02-06
- Book Title
- Incarcerated Women: A History of Struggles, Oppression, and Resis
- Genre
- History
- ISBN
- 9781498542111
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-10
1498542115
ISBN-13
9781498542111
eBay Product ID (ePID)
238080573
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
202 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Incarcerated Women : a History of Struggles, Oppression, and Resistance in American Prisons
Subject
United States / 20th Century, United States / 19th Century, Women's Studies, Penology
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2017-931735
Reviews
The absolutely heartbreaking accounts of abuse and exploitation of women in prison are unforgettable. Incarcerated Women makes an important contribution to our understanding of how race, gender, and sexuality shaped punishment throughout US history., This collection is a significant contribution to an understudied population. With a focus on individual experiences rather than policy or ideology, the contributors recover the voices of silenced women and document resistance, negotiation, and survival. These essays challenge scholars to re-evaluate the history of incarceration in the United States., Incarcerated Women: A History of Struggles, Oppression, and Resistance in American Prisons is a timely collection that examines an important topic. The collected essays illuminate the experiences of incarcerated women from the early nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century, a relatively understudied topic in the history of incarceration in the United States. If you wish to understand the racialized and gendered histories of mass incarceration, and how women navigated incarceration regimes in the past, this book is a valuable resource., This anthology examines the experiences of women in prisons in the US since the early 19th century. The first part of the book, which focuses on the early to mid-19th century, examines several themes, including how incarceration shaped motherhood, the experiences of slaves and formers slaves in the prison system, and efforts to resist the anonymizing effects of prison life in the post-Civil War period. The second part shifts its focus to the Progressive Era, chronicling both prison abuses and acts of resistance. The last part of the book highlights women's prison experiences in the 20th and 21st centuries, paying particular attention to the regulation of female prisoners' behavior, sexuality, and mothering choices as well as the politics of imprisoned women's writing. The collection demonstrates not only the importance of gender but also race, class, geography, and other factors in shaping women's prison experiences, providing much insight into how women's experiences differed from men's and how they differed from each other. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate collections and above.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
365/.973
Table Of Content
Introduction, Erica Rhodes Hayden and Theresa R. Jach Part I: Nineteenth-Century Prisons Chapter 1: "Secret Horrors": Enslaved Women and Children in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, 1833-1862, Brett Josef Derbes Chapter 2: "In the Care of the Supposed Powerful State": Women and Children in the Virginia Penitentiary, 1800-1883, Hilary L. Coulson Chapter 3: "Letters from Inside: Prison Writings from Eastern State Penitentiary in the 19th Century," Erica Rhodes Hayden Part II: The Progressive Era Chapter 4: "I thought if I got a chance I would do it": Sexual Negotiation by Black Women Convicts in Texas, 1875-1915, Theresa R. Jach Chapter 5: "I Beg for Your Mercy": The Business of Black Women's Bodies in the Carceral State, 1880s-1960s, Telisha Dionne Bailey Part III: Twentieth-Century Experiences and Current Issues Chapter 6: Discipline, Resistance, and Social Control at the Illinois State Reformatory for Women, 1930-62, L. Mara Dodge Chapter 7: Making Mothers: Teaching the Virtues of Motherhood at Westfield Reformatory, 1950s-1960s, Ilse Denisse Catalan Chapter 8: "It's a Way to Get Out of Prison": Writing and Teaching in Women's Prisons, Breea C. Willingham
Synopsis
This collection examines the history of the experience of female inmates in American prisons from the early nineteenth century to the twenty-first century. The contributors analyze women's efforts to exert agency and control over their bodies and experiences, issues of race and class, and how women's experiences differed from those of male inmates., The story of the rise of prisons and development of prison systems in the United States has been studied extensively in scholarship, but the experiences of female inmates in these institutions have not received the same attention. Historically, women incarcerated in prison, jails, and reformatories accounted for a small number of inmates across the United States. Early on, they were often held in prisons alongside men and faced neglect, exploitation, and poor living conditions. Various attempts to reform them, ranging from moral instruction and education to domestic training, faced opposition at times from state officials, prison employees, and even male prison reformers. Due to the consistent small populations and relative neglect the women often faced, their experiences in prison have been understudied. This collection of essays seeks to recapture the perspective on women's prison experience from a range of viewpoints. This edited collection will explore the challenges women faced as inmates, their efforts to exert agency or control over their lives and bodies, how issues of race and social class influenced experiences, and how their experiences differed from that of male inmates. Contributions extend from the early nineteenth century into the twenty-first century to provide an opportunity to examine change over time with regards to female imprisonment. Furthermore, the chapters examine numerous geographic regions, allowing for readers to analyze how place and environment shapes the inmate experience.
LC Classification Number
HV9466.I53 2017
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