Sapphic Slashers

Sex, Violence, And American Modernity

by Lisa Duggan
language: english
Publisher: DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS, January of 2001 ‧
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In 1892, in the broad daylight of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, a middle class woman named Alice Mitchell slashed the throat of her lover, Freda Ward, killing her instantly. Local, national, and international newspapers, medical and scientific publications, and popular fiction writers all clamoured to cover the ensuing "girl lovers" murder trial.

Sapphic Slashers

Sex, Violence, And American Modernity

by Lisa Duggan

Property Description
ISBN: 9780822326175
Publisher: DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: January of 2001
Language: English
Dimensions: 156 x 229 x 22 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 328
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > History of Literature
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780822326175