She kills me : the true stories of history's deadliest women

Wright, Jennifer 1986- (author.). Bee, Eva, (illustrator.).

Summary: In every tragic story, men are expected to be the killers. There are countless studies and works of art made about male violence. However, when women are featured in stories about murder, they are rarely portrayed as predators. They're the prey. This common dynamic is one of the reasons that women are so enthralled by female murderers. They do the things that women aren't supposed to do and live the lives that women aren't supposed to want: lives that are impulsive and angry and messy and inconvenient. Maybe we feel bad about loving them, but we eat it up just the same. Residing squarely in the middle of a Venn diagram of feminism and true crime, She Kills Me tells the story of 40 women who murdered out of necessity, fear, revenge, and even for pleasure.

Record details

ISBN: 9781419748462
ISBN: 1419748467
Physical Description: print
176 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Abrams Image, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Psychos--but not the way misogynists say it -- Pretty poisoners -- Bad fam -- Black widows -- Scorned women -- Murderous mercenaries -- Killer queens -- Badass warriors (not princesses) -- Avenging angels.