Women political prisoners in Germany : narratives of self and captivity, 1915-91 / by Kim Richmond.

"One of the few major enquiries into women's narratives of political incarceration, this volume examines first-person accounts written against a backdrop of momentous historical events in twentieth-century Germany. Rosa Luxemburg's prison letters are the starting point for the study which explores the ways in which writing is used as a response to incarceration"--Back cover.