She kills me: the true stories of history's deadliest women
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Bee, Eva, illustrator.
Published:
New York : Abrams Image, c2021.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
176 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Status:
Ashland Adult Nonfiction
364.152 WRI
Description
A powerful collection of stories about women who murdered—for revenge, for love, and even for pleasure—rife with historical details that will have any true crime junkie on the edge of their seat
In every tragic story, men are expected to be the killers. There are countless studies and works of art made about male violence. However, when women are featured in stories about murder, they are rarely portrayed as predators. They’re the prey. This common dynamic is one of the reasons that women are so enthralled by female murderers. They do the things that women aren’t supposed to do and live the lives that women aren’t supposed to want: lives that are impulsive and angry and messy and inconvenient. Maybe we feel bad about loving them, but we eat it up just the same. Residing squarely in the middle of a Venn diagram of feminism and true crime, She Kills Me tells the story of 40 women who murdered out of necessity, fear, revenge, and even for pleasure.
In every tragic story, men are expected to be the killers. There are countless studies and works of art made about male violence. However, when women are featured in stories about murder, they are rarely portrayed as predators. They’re the prey. This common dynamic is one of the reasons that women are so enthralled by female murderers. They do the things that women aren’t supposed to do and live the lives that women aren’t supposed to want: lives that are impulsive and angry and messy and inconvenient. Maybe we feel bad about loving them, but we eat it up just the same. Residing squarely in the middle of a Venn diagram of feminism and true crime, She Kills Me tells the story of 40 women who murdered out of necessity, fear, revenge, and even for pleasure.
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Ashland Adult Nonfiction
364.152 WRI
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Jul 25, 2022
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781419748462, 1419748467
Notes
Description
"In every tragic story, men are expected to be the killers. There are countless studies and works of art made about male violence. However, when women are featured in stories about murder, they are rarely portrayed as predators. They’re the prey. This common dynamic is one of the reasons that women are so enthralled by female murderers. They do the things that women aren’t supposed to do and live the lives that women aren’t supposed to want: lives that are impulsive and angry and messy and inconvenient. Maybe we feel bad about loving them, but we eat it up just the same. Residing squarely in the middle of a Venn diagram of feminism and true crime, She Kills Me tells the story of 40 women who murdered out of necessity, fear, revenge, and even for pleasure." -- Goodreads.com.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Wright, J., & Bee, E. (2021). She kills me: the true stories of history's deadliest women. New York, Abrams Image.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wright, Jennifer, 1986- and Eva, Bee. 2021. She Kills Me: The True Stories of History's Deadliest Women. New York, Abrams Image.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wright, Jennifer, 1986- and Eva, Bee, She Kills Me: The True Stories of History's Deadliest Women. New York, Abrams Image, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wright, Jennifer and Eva Bee. She Kills Me: The True Stories of History's Deadliest Women. New York, Abrams Image, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Section 1. Psychos--but not the way misogynists say it. Elizabeth Báthory (1560-1614) ; Delphine LaLaurie (1787-1849) ; "Jolly Jane" Toppan (1854-1938) ; Clementine Barnabet (1894-?) ; Irma Grese (1923-1945) ; How to spot a psychopath -- Section 2. Pretty poisoners. Locusta of Gaul (died 69 CE) ; Giula Tofana (ca. 1620-1659) ; Catherine Monvoisin (1640-1680) ; Christiana Edmunds (1828-1907) ; Tillie Klimek (1876-1936) ; Poisoning husbands -- Section 3. Bad fam. Lizzie Borden (1860-1927) ; Leonarda Cianciulli (1894-1970) ; Christine Papin (1905-1937) and Léa Papin (1911-2001) ; Susan Atkins (1948-2009) ; Female cult leaders -- Section 4. Black widows. Marie Lafarge (1816-1852) ; Mary Elizabeth Wilson (1889-1963) ; Linda Calvey (1948-present) ; Divorcing -- 5. Scorned women. Darya Saltykova (1730-1801) ; Laura Fair (1837-1919) ; Maria Barbella (1868-after 1902) ; Breaking up -- 6. Murderous mercenaries. Grace O'Malley (1530-163) ; Katherine Ferrers (1634-1660) ; Ching Shih (1775-1884) ; Eleanor Dumont ( 1834-1879) ; Griselda Blanco (1943-2012) ; The female path forward toward independence -- Section 7. Killer queens. Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetae (ca. 600 BCE) ; Boudica (30-61 CE) ; Zenobia (240-274 CE) ; Caterina Sforza (1463-1509) ; Mary I of England (1516-1558) ; Ranavalona I of Madagascar (1778-1861) ; Quotations -- 8. Badass warriors (not princesses). Tomoe Gozen (1157-1247) ; Nadezhda Vasilyevna Popova (1921-2013) ; Nansica (died 1890) ; Rebellions led by women -- Section 9. Avenging angels. Charlotte Corday (1768-1793) ; Celia, a slave (ca. 1836-1855) ; Marie Sukloff (1885-?) ; Shi Jianqiao (ca. 1905-1979) ; Virginia Hall (1906-1982) ; Freddie Oversteegen (1925-2018). | |
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