text The Women's House of Detention : a queer history of a forgotten prison
- Summary
- "The Women's House of Detention, a landmark that ushered in the modern era of women's imprisonment, is now largely forgotten. But when it stood in New York City's Greenwich Village, from 1929 to 1974, it was a nexus for the tens of thousands of wo... Read more
- Contents
- Introduction: Jay Toole marks the land -- The prehistory of the Women's House of Detention (1796-1928) -- Psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers--the prison's eyes, ears, and record keepers -- Where the girls are: Greenwich Village & les... Read more
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- ix, 357 pages ; 25 cm
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- Bold Type Books 2022
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Women's House of Detention.
Reformatories for women New York (State) New York History 20th century
Women prisoners New York (State) New York Social conditions 20th century
Transgender prisoners New York (State) New York Social conditions 20th century
Poor women New York (State) New York Social conditions 20th century
Prison abolition movements New York (State) New York History 20th century
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)
Prisons de femmes New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle
Prisonnières New York (État) New York Conditions sociales 20e siècle
Femmes pauvres New York (État) New York Conditions sociales 20e siècle
Prison abolition movements
Poor women Social conditions
Reformatories for women
Women prisoners Social conditions
New York (State) New York
New York (State) New York Greenwich Village
Queer women
LGBTQ+ prisoners
Transmasculine people
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
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