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Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Introduction and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter One Love and Marriage -- Chapter Two Criminal Women and the Justice System -- Chapter Three Sex, Prostitution and the Contagious Diseases Acts -- Chapter Four Maternity and Motherhood -- Chapter Five The Long March towards Equality Begins -- Chapter Six The Sheffield Suffragettes -- Chapter Seven Sheffield Women and the First World War -- Chapter Eight The Interwar Years -- Chapter Nine Women of Steel -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

19th Century Barnsley Murders is a telling account of crimes in the Barnsley area that have remained unpublished for more than a century. The book reveals the dark heart of the town and reflects not only the poverty and squalor in which many people of the time lived, but also the deep-rooted prejudices and double standards of the period. Crimes include poaching in the local area, a serious poisoning of bread and butter pudding at an eating house and the tragic story of a man who was poisoned for a joke. More sinister happenings include a case of body snatching, which brought the whole town of

This fascinating volume explores all aspects of life in that dread institution, the workhouse. From the staff who lived and worked here to the lunatics who were kept, sometimes unsuccessfully, in the medical wing, the babies and mothers whose lives began, and sometimes ended, in the maternity ward, and the tramps, families and destitute persons who passed through the doors every day, it reveals a side of Rotherham that has long since been forgotten. This book also contains something that will delight all family historians, an extensive list of workhouse inmates in Rotherham. With more tha

Taking you through the year day by day, The Leeds Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the city. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Leeds archives and covering the social, criminal, political, religious, agricultural, industrial and military history of the region, it will delight residents and visitors alike

Discover the darker side of Leeds with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes the case of Mary Bateman, known as the Yorkshire Witch, and that tale of a man so determined to kill his wife that he tried five times, before finally succeeding with his sixth attempt. Drawing on a variety of historical sources and containing many cases which have never before been published, Murder & Crime: Leeds will fascinate everyone interested in true crime and the history of the city

Discover the darker side of Halifax with this chilling collection of true-life murders from the town's past. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes the case of a husband who boasted that he had played 'Jack the Ripper' after slitting his wife's throat, a mother who murdered her two children and a man who was bludgeoned to death in a newspaper office. Drawing on a wide variety of historical sources and containing many cases which have never before been published, Halifax Murders will fascinate everyone interested in true crime and the hi

CHAPTER 13 -- The Gamekeeper's Revenge 1936CHAPTER 14 -- The Rotherham Trunk Murder 1936; CHAPTER 15 -- Malice Aforethought 1939; CHAPTER 16 -- The Body in the Ditch 1940; CHAPTER 17 -- The Unfaithful Wife 1941; CHAPTER 18 -- The Wicked Stepmother 1945; CHAPTER 19 -- A Sexual Pervert 1950; Index