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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ryan, Hugh, 1978- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Bold Type Books, 2022.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Women's House of Detention > History. 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. Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions > 19th century. Prisons de femmes > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle. Prisonnières > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle. Femmes pauvres > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle. Prisonniers transgenres > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle. Abolitionnisme pénal > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. Prison abolition movements Poor women > Social conditions Reformatories for women Women prisoners > Social conditions New York (State) > New York New York (State) > New York > Greenwich Village Queer women. LGBTQ+ prisoners. Transmasculine people. Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969. 1900-1999 History LGBTQ+ literature. LGBTQ+ books.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Jay Toole marks the land
The prehistory of the Women's House of Detention (1796-1928)
Psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers : the prison's eyes, ears, and record keepers
Where the girls are : Greenwich Village & lesbian life
Rosie the Riveter gets fired
The long tail of the Drug War
Flickers of pride
Conformity and resistance
The gay crowds
Queer women get organized
The city's search for the perfect victim
Gay lib and Black power.