Feminism, marriage, and the law in Victorian England, 1850-1895 /
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[1989]
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.