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The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Janet Metzger (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.4listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison is an audiobook by Hugh Ryan: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Janet Metzger, released May 10, 2022, on the Social Science and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.4 hrs
Narrated by
Janet Metzger
Released
May 10, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, The Americas, World
ISBN
9781668605035

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison as an audiobook?

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison?

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison is narrated by Janet Metzger.

Is The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.