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Bedlow, Henry Bedlow, Henry 1767-1838 Trials, litigation, etc New York (State) New York Rape Social aspects Rape Social aspects New York (State) New York History 18th century Sawyer, Lanah approximately 1776- Trials Trials (Rape) Trials (Rape) New York (State) New York History 18th centuryFilter By Authors
Sweet, John WoodSweet, John Wood
Summary: Summer, 1793. A crime was committed in the back room of a New York brothel-- the kind of crime that even victims usually kept secret. Instead, seventeen-year-old seamstress Lanah Sawyer charged a gentleman with rape. Her accusation sparked a raw courtroom drama and a relentless struggle for vindication that threatened both Lanah's and her assailant's lives. The trial exposed a predatory sexual...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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