Welcome back to HERstoryPod, series 2! In our very first episode of series 2 Abby and Jillian are joined by Erin Fetterly, a PhD student at Birkbeck University of London. Erin discusses her research on women's history, crime, and her book 'Women Who Kill' as well as the progress on her PhD research on Georgian Women's Manuscripts
Keywords:

women's history, crime, women's violence, historical crime, female killers, Georgian history, women's intellectual engagement, history of infanticide, societal perceptions of women, Erin Fetterly

Key topics:

Historical perceptions of women in crime

Debunking the separate spheres theory

Women's manuscript writings and intellectual engagement

The treatment of female violence in the criminal justice system

The influence of history on contemporary views of women in crime

Uncovering Britain's Most Dangerous Women: A History of Female Killers

How Society Perceived Women Who Killed in Britain: An Expert's Perspective

00:00 Introduction to Herstory Project and Series Two

06:15 Erin's Journey into History and Academia

12:55 Exploring Women's History and Crime

resources

Women Who Kill: A History of Britain's Most Dangerous Women - https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Kill-Britains-Dangerous/dp/XXXXXX

Erin Fetterly's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecanadianlondoner/

HERstory Project Website - https://herstorypod.com

Historians Magazine - https://thehistoriansmagazine.com