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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Wow! That is amazing! Also she was the fist woman in America to be hanged!

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

No, the first woman to be hanged by the US Federal Government.

The US had the death penalty since colonial times, so several were hanged well before 1865. This list has several examples. Most of these women were executed for ordinary crimes like murder or robbery, so not a federal offense like treason.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Interesting! I just read it on the linked wiki page.

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 3 points 4 months ago

Some absolutely heartbreaking cases on there by the way, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_(slave)

People are fucked up.