Bad Girls

A History of Rebels and Renegades

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Bad Girls by Caitlin Davies, John Murray Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Caitlin Davies ISBN: 9781473647756
Publisher: John Murray Press Publication: March 8, 2018
Imprint: John Murray Language: English
Author: Caitlin Davies
ISBN: 9781473647756
Publisher: John Murray Press
Publication: March 8, 2018
Imprint: John Murray
Language: English

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING

'Davies's absorbing study serves up just enough sensationalism - and eccentricity - along with its serious inquiry' SUNDAY TIMES

'[A] revealing account of the jail's 164-year history' DAILY TELEGRAPH, 5* review

'Insightful and thought-provoking and makes for a ripping good read' JEREMY CORBYN

'A much-needed and balanced history' OBSERVER

'Davies explores how society has dealt with disobedient women - from suffragettes to refugees to women seeking abortions - for decades, and how they've failed to silence those who won't go down without a fight' STYLIST

Society has never known what to do with its rebellious women.

Those who defied expectations about feminine behaviour have long been considered dangerous and unnatural, and ever since the Victorian era they have been removed from public view, locked up and often forgotten about. Many of these women ended up at HM Prison Holloway, the self-proclaimed 'terror to evil-doers' which, until its closure in 2016, was western Europe's largest women's prison.

First built in 1852 as a House of Correction, Holloway's women have come from all corners of the UK - whether a patriot from Scotland, a suffragette from Huddersfield, or a spy from the Isle of Wight - and from all walks of life - socialites and prostitutes, sporting stars and nightclub queens, refugees and freedom fighters. They were imprisoned for treason and murder, for begging, performing abortions and stealing clothing coupons, for masquerading as men, running brothels and attempting suicide. In Bad Girls, Caitlin Davies tells their stories and shows how women have been treated in our justice system over more than a century, what crimes - real or imagined - they committed, who found them guilty and why. It is a story of victimization and resistance; of oppression and bravery.

From the women who escaped the hangman's noose - and those who didn't - to those who escaped Holloway altogether, Bad Girls is a fascinating look at how disobedient and defiant women changed not only the prison service, but the course of history.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING

'Davies's absorbing study serves up just enough sensationalism - and eccentricity - along with its serious inquiry' SUNDAY TIMES

'[A] revealing account of the jail's 164-year history' DAILY TELEGRAPH, 5* review

'Insightful and thought-provoking and makes for a ripping good read' JEREMY CORBYN

'A much-needed and balanced history' OBSERVER

'Davies explores how society has dealt with disobedient women - from suffragettes to refugees to women seeking abortions - for decades, and how they've failed to silence those who won't go down without a fight' STYLIST

Society has never known what to do with its rebellious women.

Those who defied expectations about feminine behaviour have long been considered dangerous and unnatural, and ever since the Victorian era they have been removed from public view, locked up and often forgotten about. Many of these women ended up at HM Prison Holloway, the self-proclaimed 'terror to evil-doers' which, until its closure in 2016, was western Europe's largest women's prison.

First built in 1852 as a House of Correction, Holloway's women have come from all corners of the UK - whether a patriot from Scotland, a suffragette from Huddersfield, or a spy from the Isle of Wight - and from all walks of life - socialites and prostitutes, sporting stars and nightclub queens, refugees and freedom fighters. They were imprisoned for treason and murder, for begging, performing abortions and stealing clothing coupons, for masquerading as men, running brothels and attempting suicide. In Bad Girls, Caitlin Davies tells their stories and shows how women have been treated in our justice system over more than a century, what crimes - real or imagined - they committed, who found them guilty and why. It is a story of victimization and resistance; of oppression and bravery.

From the women who escaped the hangman's noose - and those who didn't - to those who escaped Holloway altogether, Bad Girls is a fascinating look at how disobedient and defiant women changed not only the prison service, but the course of history.

More books from John Murray Press

Cover of the book Andrea Grace's Gentle Sleep Solutions by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Straight and Crooked Thinking by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Mood Swings: The Mindful Way by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Great Marketing: Bullet Guides by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Understanding Hoarding by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Strategy in a Week: Teach Yourself Ebook Epub by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Teach Yourself Mothercraft by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book High Heels and Holiness by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book His Light in Our Darkness by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book The Fast Way to a Perfect Father of the Bride's Speech: Bullet Guides by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Complete New Testament Greek by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Ghosts of Christmas Past by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Boost Your Child's Fitness by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Beat Negativity with CBT: Bullet Guides by Caitlin Davies
Cover of the book Hall of a Thousand Columns by Caitlin Davies
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy