Some 14 women were hanged for child murder during Queen Victoria’s long reign, this figure excludes “baby farmers” who are dealt with separately.
Ann Wycherly was the first of these.
The others are Harriet Parker, Eliza Joyce, Ann Lawrence, Frances Kidder, Mary Anne Barry, Frances Stewart, Elizabeth Berry and Louise Masset.
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