Gross misbehavior and wickedness : a notorious divorce in early twentieth-century America /

"The bitter and public court battle waged between Nina and James Walker of Newport, Rhode Island from 1909 to 1916 created a sensation throughout the nation with lurid accounts of--and gossip about--their marital troubles. The ordeal of this high-society couple, who wed as much for status as fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elson, Jean, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Walker, Nina Chinn, > 1873-1947 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Walker, J. W. G. > (James Wilson Grimes), > 1868-1950 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Walker, J. W. G. > (James Wilson Grimes), > 1868-1950.
Walker, Nina Chinn, > 1873-1947.
1900-1999
Trials (Divorce) > Rhode Island.
Trials (Adultery) > Rhode Island.
Divorce suits > Rhode Island.
Divorce > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Women > United States > Social conditions > History > 20th century.
Procès (Divorce) > Rhode Island.
Procès (Adultère) > Rhode Island.
Actions en divorce > Rhode Island.
Femmes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
LAW > Gender & the Law.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Divorce > Law and legislation.
Divorce suits.
Trials.
Trials (Adultery)
Trials (Divorce)
Women > Social conditions.
Rhode Island.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Coming together and coming apart
  • The perfect couple? a dissenting note
  • Early days : Winter 1897-Summer 1905
  • A series of temporary truces : Summer 1905-Summer 1909
  • The beginning of the end : Summer 1909-February 1911
  • Some cases are simple, this one is not : March 1911
  • Conflicting testimonies : March 1911
  • A baffling piece of new evidence : Spring 1911-December 1912
  • More trials and tribulations : January 1913-November 12, 1913
  • A question of virginity
  • "Gross misbehavior and wickedness" : December 6, 1913-December 4, 1916.

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