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Author Owen, Erika, author.

Title Lawbreaking ladies : 50 tales of daring, defiant, and dangerous women from history / Erika Owen.

Publication Info. New York : Tiller Press, [2021]
©2021

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Location Call No. Status
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  364.1092 OWE    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 189 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Pirates -- Gamblers -- Bootleggers -- Serial killers -- Madams -- Outlaws, gunslingers & bandits -- Fraudsters.
Summary "A fascinating, illustrated book featuring brief biographies and trivia about remarkable yet little-known female lawbreakers through the ages"-- Provided by publisher.
Owen looks at women from the past who weren't afraid to break the law or challenge gender norms. From pirates to madams, gamblers to bootleggers, and serial killers to outlaws, these women used rebellious and whose criminal acts solidify their place in history. -- adapted from back cover
Subject Female offenders -- Case studies.
Women murderers -- Case studies.
Criminals -- Case studies.
Criminals. (OCoLC)fst00883516
Female offenders. (OCoLC)fst00922629
Women murderers. (OCoLC)fst01178169
Genre/Form Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
Case studies.
True crime stories.
Other Form: Online version: Owen, Erika. Lawbreaking ladies New York : Tiller Press, [2020] 9781982147099 (DLC) 2020016758
ISBN 9781982147082 (hardcover)
1982147083 (hardcover)
9781982147099 (ebook)
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