18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics
Bruce Goldfarb
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18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics
Bruce Goldfarb
The story of the Gilded Age Chicago heiress who revolutionized forensic death investigation. As the mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee is the reason why homicide detectives are a thing. She is responsible for the popularity of forensic science in television shows and pop culture. Long overlooked in the history books, this extremely detailed and thoroughly researched biography will at long last tell the story of the life and contributions of this pioneering woman.
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This was an interesting background on an iron-willed woman who exerted an enormous impact on the field of forensics while never actually attending college or holding a degree. Frances Glessner Lee was a fascinating woman and I'm glad that the author is bringing to light how much she did for legal medicine and the evolution of forensics and medical examiners in the United States.
The pace of the book is quite slow, there are a lot of details and different personalities covered and it's partly a biography of Lee and partly a history of forensics but if you're interested in that field or just strong women, it's worth a read.
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