1st Edition

Death Comes to the Maiden Sex and Execution 1431-1933

By Camille Naish Copyright 1991
296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

In 1791, the French femme de lettres Olympe de Gouges wrote that 'as women have the right to take their places on the scaffold, they must also have the right to take their seats in government'. This book explores the issues of female emancipation through the history of female execution, from the burning of Joan of Arc in 1431 to the events of the French revolution. Concentrating on individual... Read more

Preface  Introduction  1. Burials and Burnings  2. Beheading  3. Hanging  4. Dame Guillotine  5. The Art of Immolation.  Conclusion

Biography

Camille Naish