Agresseuses ou Victimes? : Les Femmes Accusées de Violence Mineure Devant la Justice Pénale à Québec (1820-1870)

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Agresseuses ou Victimes? : Les Femmes Accusées de Violence Mineure Devant la Justice Pénale à Québec (1820-1870)
Abstract
The author focuses on the involvement of women in minor violent offenses in Quebec City between 1820 and 1870. She points out that this period is interesting due to its change in social mentalities, particularly regarding women's place in society, but also Quebec's socio-economic context. At that time, Quebec City was one of the most important ports in North America and one of the main hubs of international timber trade and shipbuilding. This economic growth also brought large waves of immigration from Great Britain transiting through the city. By confronting the paradigm of Victorian women considered "respectable" with the realities of urban life, the author focuses on the way women used minor violence, in addition to how legal institutions judged these offenses. Analyzing not only the phenomenon of minor female violence, but also the identity of the offenders and their judicial experience, the author brings light to a part of socio-judicial history that had not previously been studied by Quebec contemporary historians. By exploring the intersection of gender, violence, crime and justice, her thesis pursues and provides nuance to existing studies on women who transgress social norms through their "deviant", "criminal" and "violent" characters.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
Université Laval
Place
Québec, QC
Date
2024
# of Pages
ix-145p.
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Language
fr
Citation
Cadrin, Meggie Sue. “Agresseuses ou Victimes? : Les Femmes Accusées de Violence Mineure Devant la Justice Pénale à Québec (1820-1870).” Master’s Thesis, Université Laval, 2024. https://corpus.ulaval.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/7de1e31b-085b-4d5e-95ef-a6ce9aa17afc/content.
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