Intentional killing or other violent deaths of females (women or girls) because of their gender

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"The monster" (Renwick Williams) attacking a woman with a knife and fork. Etching by J. Gillray, 1790.

A man who stabs women in the leg. Wood engraving.

Renwick Williams, a man convicted of wounding women. Etching.

Renwick Williams, a man convicted of wounding women. Reproduction of a stipple engraving.

Swearing to the cutting monster - or a scene in Bow Street.

The magnificent Spilsbury and the case of the brides in the bath / Jane Robins.

Sexual coercion and reproductive health : a focus on research / Lori Heise, Kirsten Moore, Nahid Toubia.

The/rapist / by Maureen Cummins.

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Women - Crimes against

Images from the collections

Images about Women - Crimes against

Works from the collections

Renwick Williams, a man convicted of wounding women. Etching.

A man who stabs women in the leg. Wood engraving.

The magnificent Spilsbury and the case of the brides in the bath / Jane Robins.

Sexual coercion and reproductive health : a focus on research / Lori Heise, Kirsten Moore, Nahid Toubia.

The/rapist / by Maureen Cummins.

Women - Crimes against

Images from the collections

Images about Women - Crimes against

Works from the collections

Renwick Williams, a man convicted of wounding women. Etching.

A man who stabs women in the leg. Wood engraving.

The magnificent Spilsbury and the case of the brides in the bath / Jane Robins.

Sexual coercion and reproductive health : a focus on research / Lori Heise, Kirsten Moore, Nahid Toubia.

The/rapist / by Maureen Cummins.

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