 | Twisting in the Wind: The Murderess and the English Press Subjects: Women murderers -- England -- History -- 19th century; Murder in mass media -- England -- History -- 19th century; Women in the press -- England -- History -- 19th century; Murders by women were sensationalized in the English press during the 19th-century. Knelman analyses histories of different kinds of murder and explores how press representations of the murderess contributed to the Victorian construction of femininity. Knelman Judith : Judith Knelman is an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario. |
