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portada proof of guilt: barbara graham and the politics of executing women in america
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2013
Language
English
Pages
238
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
22.3 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm
Weight
0.43 kg.
ISBN
0803230095
ISBN13
9780803230095
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proof of guilt: barbara graham and the politics of executing women in america

Kathleen A. Cairns (Author) · University of Nebraska Press · Hardcover

proof of guilt: barbara graham and the politics of executing women in america - Cairns, Kathleen A.

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Synopsis "proof of guilt: barbara graham and the politics of executing women in america"

Barbara Graham might have been a diabolical dame in a hard-boiled detective story--beautiful, sexy, and deadly. Charged alongside two male friends in the murder of an elderly widow during a botched robbery attempt, "Bloody Babs" became the third woman executed in California--after a 1953 trial that played out before standing-room-only crowds captured the imaginations of journalists, filmmakers, and death penalty opponents. Why, Kathleen A. Cairns asks, of all the capital cases in the twentieth century, did Graham's have such political resonance and staying power? Leaving aside the question of guilt or innocence--debated to this day--Cairns examines how Graham's case became a touchstone in the ongoing debate over capital punishment. While prosecutors positioned the accused woman as a femme fatale, the media came to offer a counternarrative for Graham's life highlighting her abusive and lonely beginnings. Cairns shows how Graham's case became crucial to the abolitionists of the time, who used instances of questionable guilt to raise awareness of the arbitrary and capricious nature of death penalty prosecutions. Critical in keeping capital punishment in the forefront of public consciousness until abolitionists homed in on a winning strategy, Graham's case illustrates the power of individual stories to shape wider perceptions and ultimately public policies.

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