Rockwood Lunatic Asylum: Kingston, Ontario, Canada But what about the thousands of Victorian-era women who were never accused of violence or specific crimes yet were nonetheless sentenced to ...

A failed asylum seeker who remained at large in Britain despite repeated crimes against women and first offending 17 years ago has been jailed after raping a sex worker – admitting having 'evil ...

Although the end of the Victorian era ushered in new rights for women including ... Geller, J. & Harris, M. (1994). Women of the Asylum: Voices From Behind the Walls, 1840-1945. New York: Doubleday.

"She fled a partner who threatened to kill her and held her captive." A federal judge temporarily blocked the deportation of eight asylum-seekers on Thursday, but the move was too late for one ...

The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective. Three intrepid lady detectives hatch a plan to free a perfectly sane woman explorer shut away in an asylum by her husband. If that weren’t enough ...

‘We want to be strong, but we don’t have the chance’ Our report shows why women seeking asylum should be involved in making changes to the asylum system. The British Red Cross and VOICES Network ...

Escape From the Asylum: A Madcap Mystery: Will the women outsmart the men AGAIN?! Dual adventures ensue in this sequel to last season’s sell-out, The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective.