The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

Hugh Ryan

384 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ politics sociology challenging informative sad medium-paced
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This singular history of a prison, and the queer women and trans people held there, is a window into the policing of queerness and radical politics in the twentieth century. The Women's House of Detention, a landmark that ushered in the modern era...

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