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In the winter of 1472, the city of Dijon, France, became the stage for a remarkable legal drama. On the mayor鈥檚 orders, an investigator named Jaques Borestel went door-to-door questioning his neighbors about an alleged sexual assault鈥攁nd about the victim鈥檚 history and place in the community. At the center of Jaques鈥檚 inquiry was a woman named Jehanne, who took the unusual step of making a criminal complaint in an age when victims of sexual violence did so at their own peril. Justice for Jehanne follows Jaques鈥檚 investigation as he uncovers one woman鈥檚 story of resilience and survival.

Applying forensic analysis to witness testimony and Jaques鈥檚 case files, Sara McDougall finds in Jehanne a woman of many lives and many secrets. An outsider on her own in Dijon, Jehanne had every reason to distrust the local authorities, who regularly extorted money from the city鈥檚 most vulnerable residents. Separating facts from falsehoods, McDougall challenges preconceptions about the experiences of marginalized women in medieval France, showing how neighbors, clergy, and other residents aided Jehanne throughout her legal struggles鈥攁nd how justice of a sort was exacted from her attackers.

Richly detailed and powerfully told, Justice for Jehanne paints an unforgettable portrait of a woman who mounted an extraordinary response to a crime that was so difficult to prosecute at the time, and of a community that gave her shelter, protection, and acceptance as she endeavored to survive on her own terms.