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Published on: 2016-09-20
Released on: 2016-09-20
Original language: English

Two husbands, four trials and one bloody execution: Winner of the 2015 Davitt Award for Best Crime Book (Non-fiction) - the terrible true story of Louisa Collins. In January 1889, Louisa Collins, a 41-year-old mother of ten children, became the first woman hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol and the last woman hanged in New South Wales. Both of Louisa's husbands had died suddenly and the Crown, convinced that Louisa poisoned them with arsenic, put her on trial an extraordinary four times in order to get a conviction, to the horror of many in the legal community. Louisa protested her innocence until the end. Much of the evidence against Louisa was circumstantial. Some of the most important testimony was given by her only daughter, May, who was just 10-years-old when asked to take the stand. Louisa Collins was hanged at a time when women were in no sense equal under the law - except when it came to the gallows. They could not vote or stand for parliament - or sit on juries. Against this background, a small group of women rose up to try to save Louisa's life, arguing that a legal system comprised only of men - male judges, all-male jury, male prosecutor, governor and Premier - could not with any integrity hang a woman. The tenacity of these women would not save Louisa but it would ultimately carry women from their homes all the way to Parliament House. Caroline Overington is the author of eleven books of fiction and non-fiction, including the top-selling THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY psychological crime novel. She has said: 'My hope is that LAST WOMAN HANGED will be read not only as a true crime story but as a letter of profound thanks to that generation of women who fought so hard for the rights we still enjoy today.' Praise for LAST WOMAN HANGED 'The story she tells ... is a useful challenge to any tendency to simple moral indignation' - Beverley Kingston, Sydney Morning Herald 'This is a fascinating book, a terrific read, and an excellent reminder of who tells the stories, and whose stories are forgotten' - Frances Rand, South Coast Register '... what's ... interesting is Caroline Overington's even-handed appraisal of Collins's alleged crime(s) that led her to become the last woman hanged in New South Wales in 1889' - Launceston Sunday Examiner Last Woman Hanged Harper Collins Australia Last Woman Hanged by Caroline Overington. Search the Australian Bookseller's Association website to find a bookseller near you. The links will take you to the web ... Last Woman Hanged Kindle Edition - Last Woman Hanged - Kindle edition by Caroline Overington. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device PC phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks ... Ruth Ellis - Wikipedia Ruth Ellis (9 October 1926 13 July 1955) was the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom after being convicted of the murder of her lover ... Last woman hanged for murder in Great Britain - History.com On this day in History Last woman hanged for murder in Great Britain on Jul 13 1955. Learn more about what happened today on History. Last Woman Hanged by Overington Caroline NOOK Book ... The NOOK Book (eBook) of the Last Woman Hanged by Overington Caroline at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $25 or more! Barnes & Noble Last Woman Hanged by Caroline Overington Reviews ... One woman. Two husbands. Four trials. One bloody execution. The last woman hanged in NSW. In January 1889 Louisa Collins a 41-year-old mother of ten children ... Last woman hanged in NSW but was Louisa Collins innocent? In 1889 Louisa Collins became the last woman to hang in NSW. But did she murder her two husbands? Last Woman Hanged: Roxalana Druse by James M. Greiner ... In 1887 Roxalana Druse became the last woman hanged in the state of New York. Two years earlier she murdered her husband with an axe in a crime that shocked the ...
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