Expected

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Expected Housewife to Preferred Prisoner A
Historical Trend of When Prisons Became the New
Home of Poor Women of Color

• Vanessa Lopez
• Womens Studies and Criminology Law and Society

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What led to the growth of womens incarceration
rate after the 1900s?

• Incarceration rates for women increased after the
  mid 1900s.
• Classicism
• Racism

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Sexism

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So What Now?

• Revise sentencing terms for misdemeanors and
  place women in the proper facilities.
• Provide more opportunities for women in the
  public sphere.

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Thank You

• Classmates for your support,
• Professors for your knowledge, and
• Christina Woo for all your help.