Elaine S. Abelson
Author of When Ladies Go A-Thieving: Middle-Class Shoplifters in the Victorian Department Store
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Image credit: Unattributed photo at The New School website.
Works by Elaine S. Abelson
When Ladies Go A-Thieving: Middle-Class Shoplifters in the Victorian Department Store (1990) 71 copies, 1 review
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- Canonical name
- Abelson, Elaine S.
- Birthdate
- 1935
- Gender
- female
- Education
- New York University (PhD|History|1986)
Cornell University (BA|Government) - Occupations
- associate professor
- Organizations
- The New School
- Nationality
- USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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When Ladies Go A-Thieving: Middle-Class Shoplifters in the Victorian Department Store by Elaine S. Abelson
That was a strange title, no doubt. An older academic take on how shoplifting became tied up with gender and in particular pathologies that society largely believed were unique to women.
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- Rating
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