Telling stories of women who kill

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 471-494

  Bell, Christine ^a   Fox, Marie ^a  

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EID: 0030303739     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096466399600500402     Document Type: Article

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