Women are among the hardest individuals to trace through the
historical record and this is especially true of female offenders
who had a vested interest in not wanting to be found. That is why
this thought-provoking and accessible handbook by Lucy Williams and
Barry Godfrey is of such value. It looks beyond the crimes and the
newspaper reports of women criminals in the Victorian era in order
to reveal the reality of their personal and penal journeys, and it
provides a guide for researchers who are keen to explore this
intriguing and neglected subject. The book is split into three
sections. There is an introduction outlining the historical context
for the study of female crime and punishment, then a series of
real-life case studies which show in a vivid way the complexity of
female offenders' lives and follows them through the penal system.
The third section is a detailed guide to archival and online
sources that readers can consult in order to explore the
life-histories of criminal women. The result is a rare combination
of academic guide and how-to-do-it manual. It introduces readers to
the latest research in the field and it gives them all the
information they need to carry out their own research.
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