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The enigma woman : the death sentence of Nellie May Madison / Kathleen A. Cairns.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cairns, Kathleen A., 1946-
- Series:
- Women in the West
- Women in the west
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Madison, Nellie May, 1895-1953.
- Madison, Nellie May.
- Women murderers--California--Biography.
- Women murderers.
- California.
- Abused women--California--Biography.
- Abused women.
- Sex role--United States--History.
- Sex role.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 295 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2007]
- Contents:
- A girl from Montana
- Midnight alibi
- Outlaw woman
- Enigma Woman
- The ultimate penalty
- The people v. Nellie Madison
- The defense
- Lady Macbeth
- The verdict
- A condemned woman
- An abused woman
- The reprieve
- Life in prison
- A traditional woman.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-288) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780803211414
- 0803211414
- OCLC:
- 71322090
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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