Maternal Justice: Miriam Van Waters and the Female Reform Tradition

by Estelle B. Freedman

Book Overview

Celebrated prison reformer Miriam Van Waters made history for her sensational battle to retain the superintendency of the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women in 1949. Maternal Justice provides a compelling biography of this early lesbian activist by moving beyond the controversy to tell the story of a remarkable woman whose success rested upon the power of her own charismatic leadership.

Estelle B. Freedman draws from Van Waters's diaries,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226261506
• ISBN13: 9780226261508
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"