"Rape in Chicago contributes new arguments to emerging scholarship on the history of rape. It also provides a detailed analysis of how rape convictions were appealed over time in one major city."—American Historical Review
"Rape in Chicago is a very significant book and Flood has done a masterful job of demonstrating how myths, once created, wind their way through history, reshaping themselves—or being reshaped—to conform to different historical exigencies."—H-Net Review / H-Law
"With its holistic focus, and thorough analysis, this book has an insightful and novel perspective, and is a beneficial read for anyone attempting to understand the modern underpinnings of rape myths and the potential for the power of the individual agency to create change."—Contemporary Sociology
| Dawn Rae Flood is an assistant professor of history at Campion College at the University of Regina, Canada.