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The Enigma Woman: The Death Sentence of Nellie May Madison (Women - ACCEPTABLE
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- ISBN
- 9780803211414
- Book Title
- Enigma Woman : the Death Sentence of Nellie May Madison
- Book Series
- Women in the West Ser.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Item Length
- 8.8 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Abuse / General, Murder / General, Gender Studies, General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Women's Studies, Criminology
- Item Weight
- 20 oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 316 Pages
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"Crack shot." "Enigma woman." "Good with ponies and pistols." "A much-married woman." What if such an unconventional woman--and the press unanimously agreed that Nellie May Madison was indeed unconventional--were to get away with murder? Shortly after her husband's bullet-riddled body was found in the couple's Burbank apartment, police issued an all-points bulletin for the "beautiful, dark-haired widow." The ensuing drama unfolded with all the strange twists and turns of a noir crime novel. In this intriguing cultural history, Kathleen A. Cairns tells the true tale of the first woman sentenced to death in California, Nellie May Madison. Her story offers a glimpse into law and disorder in 1930s Los Angeles while bringing to life a remarkable character whose plight reflects on the status of woman, the workings of the media and the judiciary system, and the stratification of society in her time. An intriguing cultural history, Cairns's re-creation of the case from murder to trial to aftermath casts an eye forward to our own love-hate affair with celebrity crimes and our abiding ambivalence about domestic violence abuse as a defense for murder.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803211414
ISBN-13
9780803211414
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57020878
Product Key Features
Book Title
Enigma Woman : the Death Sentence of Nellie May Madison
Number of Pages
316 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Abuse / General, Murder / General, Gender Studies, General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Women's Studies, Criminology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, History, Social Science
Book Series
Women in the West Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A new book out this month finally tells us the entire tale of Nellie Madison for the first time, and it is so terrifically researched, so well put together, you might forget the story took place in 1934. . . . It's a physically lovely, beautifully produced book. . . . The Enigma Woman is top-shelf stuff for votaries of high quality historic crime stories. Professor Cairns will keep you mesmerized in contemplation of a most curious murder case, one in which our recalcitrant heroine could not speak until she was within the shadows of the gallows, one in which the victim may well have had it coming in spades and by golly got it."-Laura James, CLEWS, The Historic Crime Blog, "Cairns tells her story with considerable sociological and psychological acuity. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this tale is how the cut-and-dried, seemingly heartless justice system of the 1930s ultimately produced a punishment that was just and enlightened and would generally satisfy today's more liberal attitudes toward spousal abuse and homicide."-The Atlantic Monthly, "[The Enigma Woman] is a well-written account that will appeal to readers in history, women's studies, journalism, and law."-Barbara G. Friedman, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, "By charting Madison's experiences from the 1910s to the 1940s, Cairns offers critical insight on the deeds and misdeeds of one remarkable woman, who in many regards was a victim herself. By framing events the way she does, Cairns gives Madison's story the context it needs and deserves." San Francisco Chronicle, "Cairns tells her story with considerable sociological and psychological acuity. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this tale is how the cut-and-dried, seemingly heartless justice system of the 1930s ultimately produced a punishment that was just and enlightened and would generally satisfy today's more liberal attitudes toward spousal abuse and homicide."- The Atlantic Monthly, "By charting Madison's experiences from the 1910s to the 1940s, Cairns offers critical insight on the deeds and misdeeds of one remarkable woman, who in many regards was a victim herself. By framing events the way she does, Cairns gives Madison's story the context it needs and deserves."-Christina Eng,San Francisco Chronicle, "This is an outstanding biography of a woman who challenged societal norms. . . . In this splendidly crafted narrative of Nellie's life, Cairns explores the West as geography and a place of reinvention, the rise of mass popular culture and its impact upon the individual, Los Angeles as myth and reality, criminal prosecution as a force in social control, the media's ability to elevate or destroy individuals, and intimate abuse as a legal defense to murder. . . . This book is a major contribution to our knowledge of women in the American West."-Gordon Morris Bakken, Western Historical Quarterly, "[ The Enigma Woman ] is a well-written account that will appeal to readers in history, women's studies, journalism, and law."-Barbara G. Friedman, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, "Nellie was pegged by the media as a femme fatale, a character out of a noir tale. The author has done considerable research in this well-written true crime chronicle, but what happened in Nellie's bedroom in 1934 still remains an enigma."-"Publishers Weekly", "Nellie was pegged by the media as a femme fatale, a character out of a noir tale. The author has done considerable research in this well-written true crime chronicle, but what happened in Nellie's bedroom in 1934 still remains an enigma."- Publishers Weekly, "This is a beautifully written and exhaustively researched account of a fascinating murder case. Part true-crime, part gender history, this page-turner examines the trial and commutation campaign of Nellie May Madison , whose case foreshadowed the use of the battered woman defense. Despite her ultimate decision to emphasize her husband's abuse, Madison was no victim. She was a complex woman who shaped her own destiny. Kathleen Cairns brings her case to life and illuminates profound changes in women's roles in twentieth-century U.S. history."-Kathryn S. Olmsted, author of Red Spy Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth Bentley, "[ The Enigma Woman is a well-written account that will appeal to readers in history, women's studies, journalism, and law."-Barbara G. Friedman, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, "By charting Madison's experiences from the 1910s to the 1940s, Cairns offers critical insight on the deeds and misdeeds of one remarkable woman, who in many regards was a victim herself. By framing events the way she does, Cairns gives Madison's story the context it needs and deserves."-Christina Eng, San Francisco Chronicle, "A new book out this month finally tells us the entire tale of Nellie Madison for the first time, and it is so terrifically researched, so well put together, you might forget the story took place in 1934. . . . [I]t's a physically lovely, beautifully produced book. . . .The Enigma Womanis top-shelf stuff for votaries of high quality historic crime stories. Professor Cairns will keep you mesmerized in contemplation of a most curious murder case, one in which our recalcitrant heroine could not speak until she was within the shadows of the gallows, one in which the victim may well have had it coming in spades and by golly got it." -Laura James,CLEWS, The Historic Crime Blog
Lccn
2006-028848
Dewey Decimal
364.152/3092 B
Lc Classification Number
Hv6248.M257c35 2007
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue 1. A Girl from Montana 2. Midnight Alibi 3. Outlaw Woman 4. Enigma Woman 5. The Ultimate Penalty 6. The People v. Nellie Madison 7. The Defense 8. Lady Macbeth 9. The Verdict 10. A Condemned Woman 11. An Abused Woman 12. The Reprieve 13. Life in Prison 14. A Traditional Woman Notes Bibliographic Essay Index
Copyright Date
2007
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