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Ruth Ellis ( née Neilson; 9 October 1926 – 13 July 1955) was a British nightclub hostess and convicted murderer who became the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom following the fatal shooting of her lover, David Blakely.
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- George Johnston Ellis (1950–1955)
- Last woman executed in the UK
- Execution by hanging
American female executions 1900 - 2021. Historical background. In total, it is thought that around 372 women have been lawfully executed in America since 1632. This constitutes about 2.4% of the 15,500 or so total executions. Click here for a full list of pre Furman executions compiled from the Watt Epsy files.
Forty one women were hanged within the walls of British prisons up till 1955, including three in Ireland, two before independence and one afterwards. Twenty three of these executions were carried out in the 19th century and 18 in the 20th century. There were two double hangings (Flanagan and Higgins and Sach and Walters), five women were hanged ...
Actual execution of female offenders is quite rare, with only 576 documented instances as of December 31, 2022, beginning with the first in 1632. These executions constitute about 3.6% of the total of 16,047 confirmed executions in the United States (including the colonies) between 1608 and 2022.
DateNameAgeRace1/3/2023Amber McLaughlin+49White01/13/2021Lisa Montgomery52White09/30/2015Kelly Gissendaner47White09/17/2014Lisa Coleman38Black6. Nov. 2018 · Throughout this thirty-two-year period a total of 457 men were hanged in England and Wales (plus sixteen in Scotland), which shows the rarity of the female murderer, and the straightforward shock value accruing to crimes that subverted the feminine ideal. With Mary Ann Ansell the home secretary actually spelled this out, saying that ...
A list of 43 women who were executed by hanging in the US from 1903 to 2021, with their names, races, states, execution methods and dates. The web page also provides links to more details about each execution and the history of women's executions in the US.
10. Juli 2019 · 20th Century. Ruth Ellis and the hanging that rocked a nation. In July 1955 Ruth Ellis, a mother of two, was hanged for murder, despite a huge public outcry, after shooting dead her abusive boyfriend. Lizzie Seal explains how the execution swung public opinion against the death penalty in Britain. Published: July 10, 2019 at 10:00 AM.
