Engendered Death: Pennsylvania Women Who Kill

Joseph Laythe talked about his book, Engendered Death: Pennsylvania Women Who Kill, an historical and interdisciplinary study of women from … read more

Joseph Laythe talked about his book, Engendered Death: Pennsylvania Women Who Kill, an historical and interdisciplinary study of women from the state of Pennsylvania who have committed murder. He spoke about how woman were portrayed in the media and how gender may have affected case outcomes. Many of the cases are centered in Erie County.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Erie, Pennsylvania, from September 16-20 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close

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Engendered Death: Pennsylvania Women Who Kill

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Program ID:
315190-1
Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
First Aired:
Oct 19, 2013 | 12:14pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Oct 20, 2013 | 10:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Oct 19, 2013 | 12:14pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 20, 2013 | 8:52am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 20, 2013 | 10:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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