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Josephine Amelia Perkins
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'''Josephine Amelia Perkins''' (1818) was a British horse thief and prisoner.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She wrote the studies, ''The Female Prisoner: A Narrative of the Life and Singular Adventures Of Josephine Amelia Perkins''<ref> The Online Books Page|website=onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-08-09}}</ref> and ''A Demon in Female Apparel: Narrative of the Notorious Female Horse Thief, Again in Prison and For Life.''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In 1839, Perkins was the first woman convicted of horse stealing.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== First arrest ==
After Perkin's first arrest for stealing horses, a jury acquitted Perkins because they did not believe a woman was capable of the crime.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Second arrest ==
Perkins was again arrested and was subsequently sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary.
== References ==
== First arrest ==
After Perkin's first arrest for stealing horses, a jury acquitted Perkins because they did not believe a woman was capable of the crime.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Second arrest ==
Perkins was again arrested and was subsequently sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary.
== References ==
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