Scotch Verdict* Miss Pirie and Miss Woods v. Dame Cumming Gordon.
SKU: 10519
A reconstruction of the real-life drama of the 1811 Edinburgh trial. A student accuses her schoolmistresses of having sex together which leads to the withdrawal of all students and collapse of the school. The women accused sue for libel. This book is a "remarkable work of scholarship and a brilliant illumination of a crucial moment in women's history." Quartet Books. 1985. 320 pgs. Paper. USED. $10.00
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