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A review by seventhswan
Eve was Framed: Women and British Justice by Helena Kennedy
3.0
"The symbol of justice may be a woman, but why should we settle for symbols?"
This book was more academic/dense than I expected, and a little dated now - neither of those things are the fault of the author, just different from what I was expecting. It comprehensively covers the 20th-century history of women in the criminal justice system in a variety of roles - lawyer, judge, victim and defendant - and illustrates the impact of misogyny throughout without being preachy. Occasionally I felt there were too many descriptions of very similar cases, which while illustrating how widespread these issues are almost became a bit sensationalised. However, the key messages were sound and I would still recommend this to anyone of any gender with an interest in justice and the law.
This book was more academic/dense than I expected, and a little dated now - neither of those things are the fault of the author, just different from what I was expecting. It comprehensively covers the 20th-century history of women in the criminal justice system in a variety of roles - lawyer, judge, victim and defendant - and illustrates the impact of misogyny throughout without being preachy. Occasionally I felt there were too many descriptions of very similar cases, which while illustrating how widespread these issues are almost became a bit sensationalised. However, the key messages were sound and I would still recommend this to anyone of any gender with an interest in justice and the law.