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Description
Jen Manion discusses the ways in which democracy and punishment defined each other at the moment of the nation’s founding. Whether punishment serves to uphold or contradict core democratic principles is the subject of considerable debate. By focusing on the lives of ordinary women who were detained in Philadelphia's penal institutions from the 1780s - 1830s, Manion highlights the relationship that emerges between philosophical ideals and material realities.
Date & Time
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 6:00 PM