Angelina Napolitano (1882-1932) was an immigrant to Canada who murdered her abusive husband in 1911, igniting a public debate about domestic violence and the death penalty. She was the first woman in Canada to use the battered woman defense on a murder charge.
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Angelina 1883
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4 September 1932 (aged 49) Hotel Dieu Hospital in Frontenac County, Ontario
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