Psychiatry and the fate of women who killed children 1850-1900

Pauline M. Prior

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCultures of Care in Irish Medical History, 1750-1970
EditorsC. Cox, M. Luddy
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages92-112
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9780230304628
ISBN (Print)9780230535862
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Bibliographical note

Chapter Number: 5

Keywords

  • infanticide, child killing
  • gender
  • Ireland
  • convict, prison
  • death penalty
  • medicine

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