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18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics - First 50 books sold include the author's autograph and thumb print.
This book is the story of the Gilded Age Chicago heiress, Frances Glessner Lee, who revolutionized forensic death investigation. She was born a socialite to a wealthy and influential Chicago family in the 1870s, was never meant to have a career, let alone one steeped in death and depravity. Long overlooked in the history books, this extremely detailed and thoroughly researched biography will at long last tell the story of the life and contributions of this pioneering woman.The story of a woman whose ambitions and accomplishments far exceeded the expectations of her time, 18 Tiny Deaths follows the transformation of a young, wealthy woman into the mother of modern forensics.
Best known for creating the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of dollhouses that appear charming―until you notice the macabre little details: an overturned chair, or a blood-spattered comforter. And then, of course, there are the bodies―splayed out on the floor, draped over chairs―clothed in garments that Lee lovingly knit with sewing pins. 18 Tiny Deaths, by official biographer Bruce Goldfarb, delves into Lee's journey from grandmother without a college degree to a crusader leading the scientific investigation of unexpected death out of the dark confines of centuries-old techniques and into the light of the modern day.
Lee developed a system that used the Nutshell dioramas to train law enforcement officers to investigate violent crimes. Her methods are still used today plus the popularity of forensic science is constantly in use on television shows and in pop culture.
18 Tiny Deaths transports the reader back in time and tells the story of how one woman, who should never have even been allowed into the classrooms she ended up teaching in, changed the face of science forever.
"Eye-opening biography of Frances Glessner Lee, who brought American medical forensics into the scientific age...genuinely compelling."―Kirkus Reviews "A captivating portrait of a feminist hero and forensic pioneer." ―Booklist
(Author: Bruce Goldfarb - Publication 2020)
