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

368 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ politics sociology challenging informative sad medium-paced
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This fascinating history of a now-demolished prison, and the women, transgender men, and gender nonconforming people who were held there– including Ethel Rosenberg, Angela Davis, and Andrea Dworkin–is a window into the policing of queerness and ra...

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informative 97%
challenging 53%
reflective 48%
emotional 47%
sad 41%
dark 25%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 7%
tense 5%

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