The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers: Sex and Culture in Nineteenth-Century New York (Studies in the History of Sexuality)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195113926 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 218 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Customer said Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 0. On August "Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 0" according to A Customer. On August 2, 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 0 On August 2, 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. , 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 0 On August 2, 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. young and beautiful girl"Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 0" according to A Customer. On August 2, 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 0 On August 2, 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 18Sex and the Single Girl, ca. 1840 A Customer On August 2, 1841, the New York Herald told of the badly mutilated corpse of a 3young and beautiful girl2 found floating in the Hudson River. Though the random death of an anonymous individual would obviously command more attention in the press in 1841 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. 1 than 1995, the death of Mary Rogers, would not, for its relative ordinariness, seem capable of provoking the intense and wide range of reaction that it did. The Mysterous Death of Mary Rogers demonstrates the way average people make history by arguing that the case sparked legislation, introduced newly acceptable subjects. Sex and Death in Early Victorian New York Ricky Hunter Amy Srebnick has written a marvelously entertaining book of early Victorian New York, that along with the Murder of Helen Jewett by Patricia Cohen, takes the reader into a fascinating period of New York history. As an alien in this city, it is wonderful to see how the idea of New York grew out of this period. This short book manages to touch on many, interrelated topics showing how the death of Mary Rogers was used and manipulated by many people for their own political or social purposes, while her life before her death remained a mystery. People interested in the early. fleur de lys said Dry Read. This book is a rather "dry" exposition. Once some pages into reading it, my original enthusiasm for the story of Mary Rogers was seized by a disappointment. I sense this book was originally an academic paper possibly researched and written as a master or doctoral thesis. This is not necessarily an indictment based on the book's initial origin and intention. It does perhaps account for it's colorless narrative and a redundant construction meant to reinforce in as many ways as possible an artlessly expressed author's hypothesis. The loss to the reader is a story not broug
The incident and the city's response to it provides a fascinating window into the urban culture and consciousness of the mid-1800s. Like the city in which she lived, Mary Rogers was a source of wonder, mystery, and fear, provoking desire, and inspiring narrative.. In the summer of 1841, Mary Rogers disappeared without a trace from her New York City boarding house. Rogers's death, first thought due to a murderous gang of rapists and later tacitly understood to be the result of an ill-performed abortion, quickly became a source of popular entertainment, a topic of political debate, and an inspiration to public policy. Indeed, in Rogers's name, and as a direct result of her death, two important pieces of legislation were passed in 1845: the New York City Police Reform Act which effectively modernized the city's system of policing, and the New York State law criminalizing abortion.The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers tells a story of a death, but more importantly it also tells the story of a life--that of Mary Rogers--and of the complex urban social world of which she was a part. Her story, parlayed into a long celebrated unsolved mystery, became grist for penny presses, social reformers, and politicians alike, and an impetus for popular literature, including Edgar Allan Poe's pioneering detective story "The Mystery of Marie Roget."In The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers, historian Amy Gilm
Speculation flourished that she was brutally raped by a gang, or killed by a lone assassin. In a mesmerizing, superb study, intriguingly illustrated with period engravings and woodcuts, Montclair State University history professor Srebnick uses the Rogers saga to throw a floodlight on sexuality in antebellum America, women's history, urban mass culture, the rise of the popular press and the birth of detective fiction. From Publishers Weekly In 1841, beautiful, Connecticut-born, 21-year-old Mary Cecilia Rogers disappeared from her mother's New York City boardinghouse; her badly bruised body was found three days later in the Hudson River. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Amid hysteria over crime, New York City passed the Police Reform Act of 1845, allowing closer social and political surveillance; the same year, a state law criminalized abortion. Edgar Allen Poe fictionalized the tragedy in his tale "The Mystery of Marie Roget." Journalists an