ANN JONES

WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER

Hailed as a landmark book when it first appeared in 1980, Women Who Kill was recently reissued in a 30th anniversary edition by the Feminist Press; it’s the first title in a series of the Contemporary Classics of feminism. In a new introduction,

Ann Jones brings the book and the issues it raises up to date. Women Who Kill is not simply a study of women murderers in America.  It is a social history of women in the United States from colonial times to the present told through the often tragic

or desperate—and fascinating—stories of women driven to kill.

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WOMEN WHO KILL

“Exceptionally interesting . . . Ann Jones is a sardonic, savagely witty storyteller."

—Walter Clemons, Newsweek

“This provocative book reminds us again that women are entitled to their rage.”

—New York Times Book Review

“A classic and superb piece of work that can change social attitudes.”

—Adrienne Rich

“Ann Jones’s important book shows us the world as if women mattered . . .

A real-life murder mystery that readers won’t be able to put down . . . A classic.”

—Gloria Steinem

“Stunning, revealing, provoking . . .A powerful book, not only about women who murder,

but also about how women have been perceived.”

—Vogue

“An extraordinary feat . . . a groundbreaking book filled with originality on every page.”

—Susan Brownmiller

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