Feminism, marriage, and the law in Victorian England, 1850-1895 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shanley, Mary Lyndon, 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1989]
Subjects:
1800-1899
Married women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Great Britain > History.
Married women > Great Britain > History.
Feminism > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Feminism > Great Britain > History.
Marriage law > Great Britain > History.
Marital property > Great Britain > History.
Biens communs > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Féminisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Mariage > Droit > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Femmes mariées > Droit > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Femmes mariées > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Féminisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Biens matrimoniaux > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Married women.
Feminism.
Marital property.
Marriage law.
Married women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What kind of a contract is marriage?: Married women's property, the sexual double standard, and the Divorce Act of 1857
  • Equal rights and spousal friendship: The Married Women's Property Act of 1870
  • The unity of the moral law: Prostitution, infanticide, and employment
  • An ambiguous victory: The Married Women's Property Act of 1882
  • Parliament's rejection of parental equality: The Infant Custody Act of 1886
  • A husband's right to his wife's body: Wife abuse, the restitution of conjugal rights, and marital rape
  • The search for spousal equality: A legacy for feminists.

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