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- Eleanor Roosevelt. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Roosevelt's words are a clarion call for self-respect and self-worth. They highlight the intrinsic power each woman holds within herself.
- Maya Angelou. "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Marie Curie. "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less." The only woman to win a Nobel prize in two different sciences, Curie's quest for knowledge and understanding is beautifully encapsulated in this quote.
- Rosa Parks. "I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free." Parks’ words echo her unwavering commitment to equality and freedom.
Dec 16, 2020 · The personal histories of women on death row mirror those of incarcerated women more broadly, a significant number of whom have lived lives marked by years of sexual violence, physical and psychological torment, and domestic abuse.
Jun 29, 2013 · "I am the sinner of all sinners. I was responsible for the ’75 and ’79 cases. My trial was not just. It was not fair. They lied against me. I love all of those on Death Row, and I will...
Why is Linda Carty on death row? In May 2001, a group of men invaded the Houston apartment of a young woman named Joana Rodriguez. They beat her partner and kidnapped Rodriguez and her newborn baby. At some point after that, Rodriguez was bound, gagged and had a plastic bag put over her head.
Dec 22, 2020 · Dr. Mary Atwell, professor emeritus of criminal justice at Radford University and expert on the death penalty, says that in capital cases involving women defendants, prosecutors attempt to present these womens’ deviation from gender stereotypes as unofficial aggravating factors.
This is a list of women on death row in the United States. The number of death row inmates fluctuates daily with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [1]
This series examines the stories of executed women and those on death row, and how they fit into the push to abolish the death penalty within a system laden with errors, inequities, and injustice.
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