Women doing life : gender, punishment, and the struggle for identity /

Lempert, Lora Bex.

Women doing life : gender, punishment, and the struggle for identity / Lora Bex Lempert. - New York : New York University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.



9781479851126


Women prisoners--United States.
Life imprisonment--United States.
Female offenders--United States.
Imprisonment--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.


Electronic Books.

HV9471 / .W664 2016