Bibliograph

She kills me, the true stories of history's deadliest women, Jennifer Wright ; illustrations by Eva Bee

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She kills me, the true stories of history's deadliest women, Jennifer Wright ; illustrations by Eva Bee

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

She kills me

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1263792602

Responsibility statement

Jennifer Wright ; illustrations by Eva Bee

Sub title

the true stories of history's deadliest women

Summary

In every tragic story, men are expected to be the killers. There are countless studies and works of art made about male violence. However, when women are featured in stories about murder, they are rarely portrayed as predators. They're the prey. This common dynamic is one of the reasons that women are so enthralled by female murderers. They do the things that women aren't supposed to do and live the lives that women aren't supposed to want: lives that are impulsive and angry and messy and inconvenient. Maybe we feel bad about loving them, but we eat it up just the same. Residing squarely in the middle of a Venn diagram of feminism and true crime, She Kills Me tells the story of 40 women who murdered out of necessity, fear, revenge, and even for pleasure

Table Of Contents

Psychos--but not the way misogynists say it -- Pretty poisoners -- Bad fam -- Black widows -- Scorned women -- Murderous mercenaries -- Killer queens -- Badass warriors (not princesses) -- Avenging angels

Target audience

adult

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True stories of history's deadliest women

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