Circe in Crinoline
Domestic Poisonings in Victorian England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6080147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Robb (0009-0005-4601-3776, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 176-190 |
| Publication date | 1997-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036319909702200203 |
| PMID | 11618785 |
| OpenAlex | W2110023058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
During the Victorian era, about forty women were tried for poisoning their husbands. Despite the small number, the cases loomed large in the public imagi nation and were given widespread and sensational coverage by the press. Evidence presented at poison trials tells us much regarding Victorian ideas about science, domestic routines, patterns of marital conflict, and attitudes toward women in general. Fears of domestic poisonings caused Parliament to restrict poison sales in 1851 and reinforced negative stereotypes of women as secretive and conniving. Some women, however, may have found the image of the poisoner empowering, and the threat to poison appeared to be a common female defense against abusive husbands
Criminology · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Parliament · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Historical and Scientific Studies · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2023 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |