{"product_id":"justice-for-jehanne","title":"Justice for Jehanne: The Tale of a Medieval Survivor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note all event books will ship about a week after the event takes place. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis title will be released on: Sep 15, 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding narrative history that defies modern assumptions about women's lives in the Middle Ages and informs contemporary debates about sexual violence and the limits of justice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the winter of 1472, the city of Dijon, France, became the stage for a remarkable legal drama. On the mayor's orders, an investigator named Jaques Borestel went door-to-door questioning his neighbors about an alleged sexual assault--and about the victim's history and place in the community. At the center of Jaques's inquiry was a woman named Jehanne, who took the unusual step of making a criminal complaint in an age when victims of sexual violence did so at their own peril.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustice for Jehanne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows Jaques's investigation as he uncovers one woman's story of resilience and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApplying forensic analysis to witness testimony and Jaques's case files, Sara McDougall finds in Jehanne a woman of many lives and many secrets. An outsider on her own in Dijon, Jehanne had every reason to distrust the local authorities, who regularly extorted money from the city's most vulnerable residents. Separating facts from falsehoods, McDougall challenges preconceptions about the experiences of marginalized women in medieval France, showing how neighbors, clergy, and other residents aided Jehanne throughout her legal struggles--and how justice of a sort was exacted from her attackers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichly detailed and powerfully told,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustice for Jehanne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epaints an unforgettable portrait of a woman who mounted an extraordinary response to a crime that was so difficult to prosecute at the time, and of a community that gave her shelter, protection, and acceptance as she endeavored to survive on her own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note all event books will ship about a week after the event takes place. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.nypl.org\/products\/book-stamping\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet your Book Stamped for Free\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSara McDougall (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eType: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItem Number: \u003cspan\u003e9780691268910\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52880811589952,"sku":"9780691268910","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/4528\/files\/justice-for-jehanne-book.jpg?v=1785341085","url":"https:\/\/shop.nypl.org\/products\/justice-for-jehanne","provider":"The New York Public Library Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}