The sewing girl's tale a story of crime and consequences in Revolutionary America
Summer, 1793. A crime was committed in the back room of a New York brothel-- the kind of crime that even victims usually kept secret. Instead, seventeen-year-old seamstress Lanah Sawyer charged a gentleman with rape. Her accusation sparked a raw courtroom drama and a relentless struggle for vindicat...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Henry Holt and Company,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Summer, 1793. A crime was committed in the back room of a New York brothel-- the kind of crime that even victims usually kept secret. Instead, seventeen-year-old seamstress Lanah Sawyer charged a gentleman with rape. Her accusation sparked a raw courtroom drama and a relentless struggle for vindication that threatened both Lanah's and her assailant's lives. The trial exposed a predatory sexual underworld, sparked riots in the streets, and ignited a vigorous debate about class privilege and sexual double standards. Sweet takes us from a chance encounter in the street, and shows that if our laws and our culture were changed by a persistent young woman and the power of words two hundred years ago, they can be changed again. - adapted from jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-347) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781250761965 1250761964 |
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