The women's house of detention : a queer history of a forgotten prison
by Ryan, Hugh, 1978- (Author)
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"The Women's House of Detention, a landmark that ushered in the modern era of women's imprisonment, is now largely forgotten. But when it stood in New York City's Greenwich Village, from 1929 to 1974, it was a nexus for the tens of thousands of women, transgender men, and gender-nonconforming people... Full description
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First edition.
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Reformatories for women > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Women prisoners > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > 20th century.
Transgender prisoners > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > 20th century.
Poor women > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > 20th century.
Prison abolition movements > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.