Table of Content
Introduction. Part I: History, Narrative, and the Social Construction of Women Who Kill. 1. Women in Greek Mythology: Medea and Her Sisters. 2. The Anatomy of Difference: On the Status of Women in Ancient Greece and Rome. 3. Virgin, Whore, Witch: Images of Medieval and Renaissance Women. 4. A Punishment to Fit Her Crime: From Settlement to Antebellum Era. 5. A Proper Lady: Victorian Women. 6. Modern Life and Primitive Woman: Women in the Early 20th Century. 7. Domestic Tranquility? Women in the Post-World War II Era. 8. Contemporary Images of Women. Part II: Constructing the Women Who Kill in Popular Culture. 9. Women and Murder in True Crime. 10. Women and Homicide in Literature, Music, and Films. 11. Of Women, Sexuality, and Murder: Concluding Thoughts. Appendix A: Suggested Reading and Viewing Lists. Appendix B: Great Women in Criminology/Criminal Justice. Appendix C: Survey Responses of Women Professionals/Practitioners. Bibliography. Index.
