Women, Crime and Punishment in Ireland

Focusing on women''s relationships, decisions and agency, this is the first study of women''s experiences in a nineteenth-century Irish prison for serious offenders. Showcasing the various crimes for which women were incarcerated in the post-Famine period, from repeated theft to murder, Elaine Farrell examines inmate files in close detail in order to understand women''s lives before, during and af...