ABSTRACT

This title, first published in 1930, examines the events of eleven female criminals and the conditions that surrounded their crimes. Annals of Crime explores whether the women mentioned would have committed these crimes if their circumstances had been different. This book will be of interest to students of history, criminology and gender studies.



1. Jeanne de la Cour 2. Mrs Maybrick 3. Madame Lafarge 4. Christiana Edmunds 5. Marie de Morell 6. Helene Jagado 7. Madeleine Smith 8. Marie Michel 9. Constance Kent 10. Celestine Doudet 11. Madame Joniaux