Article Title: Melancholy Case of Mary Ryan
Journal Title: Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature
Orientation: Unitarian and Radical for 1806-1832; Secular and Radical for 1832-1837
Date Run: 1806-1826 indexed; new series 1827-1837 indexed [different numbering]
Publication Place: London
Publication Frequency: Monthly
Periodical Location: Simon Fraser University
Creator/Author: Anonymous
Date of Publication: May 1817
Description: The case of a poor woman imprisoned for trying to help her husband escape from Newgate. Her case resulted in a motion in the House of Commons for leniency under specific circumstances. Demonstrates class differences.
Publication Information: v. 12, n. 137, pages 314-315
Subject Heading (LCSH): Women prisoners (LCSH)
Poor women (LCSH)
Language: English
Topical Keyword: Class
Editor: Robert Aspland
Publisher: Sherwood, Neely and Jones
Temporal Coverage: 1810s
Article type: Journal article

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