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The Women's House of Detention a queer history of a forgotten prison /

"The Women's House of Detention, a landmark that ushered in the modern era of women's imprisonment, is now largely forgotten. But when it stood in New York City's Greenwich Village, from 1929 to 1974, it was a nexus for the tens of thousands of women, transgender men, and gender-...

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Main Author: Ryan, Hugh, 1978-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Bold Type Books, 2022.
Physical Description: ix, 357 pages ; 25 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Women's House of Detention.
Reformatories for women -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Women prisoners -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Transgender prisoners -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Poor women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Prison abolition movements -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)

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