Executed women of the 20th and 21st centuries
By: L. Kay Gillespie
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9780761845669
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Lethal injection; title: the ultimate high; title: Hanging; title: "[D]on't hang me high...for decency sake"; title: The electric chair; title: "This is a step forward in the cause of humanity"; title: The gas chamber; title: "How in the hell would you know?"; title: Federal executions of women; title: The last two of the 20th century; title: The new century; title: Clemencies and commutations; title: What must a woman do to be executed?; title: Conclusion.