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Author:

Miller, Julie, 1959- author.

Title:

Cry of murder on Broadway : a woman's ruin and revenge in old New York / Julie Miller.

Publisher:

Three Hillsan imprint of Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

x, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Norman, Amelia,--approximately 1818-
Child, Lydia Maria,--1802-1880--Friends and associates.
Child, Lydia Maria,--1802-1880.
Seduction--New York--New York--History--19th century.
Attempted murder--New York--New York--History--19th century.
Female offenders--New York--New York--History--19th century.
Women--History--New York (State)--History--19th century.
New York (N.Y.)--Moral conditions--19th century.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--19th century.
Attempted murder.
Female offenders.
Friendship.
Moral conditions.
Seduction.
Social conditions.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
New York (State)
New York (State)--New York.
1800-1899
True crime stories.
History.
True crime stories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prologue : Defending Amelia Norman -- I am Murdered -- Jersey Maid and Damn Yankee -- Go and Get Your Living -- An Awful Place -- A Great Heart -- The Trial Begins -- Verdict -- The Law of Seduction. -- Epilogue : A Harlot's Fate -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Lydia Maria Child's " Letter from New -- York No. V"

Summary:

"Amelia Norman challenged the idea that the fallen woman of the nineteenth century was inevitably 'ruined.' This book shows how the desperate act of this aspiring murderess came to momentarily embody the anger and anxiety felt by many people at a time of economic depression and expanding expectations for equal rights"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1501751492
9781501751493
1501751506
9781501751509
1501751484
9781501751486

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1141519893

LCCN:

2020012520

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)