Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895

Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9780691215983
ISBN-13 : 0691215987
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Download or read book Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895 written by Mary Lyndon Shanley and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the fields of political theory and history, this comprehensive study of Victorian reforms in marriage law reshapes our understanding of the feminist movement of that period. As Mary Shanley shows, Victorian feminists argued that justice for women would not follow from public rights alone, but required a fundamental transformation of the marriage relationship.


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