Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895 / Mary Lyndon Shanley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shanley, Mary Lyndon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Great Britain--History.

Feminism.

Married women--Great Britain--History.

Married women.

Marriage--Great Britain--History.

Marriage.

Feminismo--Gran Bretaña--Historia.

Mujeres casadas--Gran Bretaña--Historia.

Matrimonio--Gran Bretaña--Historia.

Local Subjects:

Feminismo--Gran Bretaña--Historia.

Mujeres casadas--Gran Bretaña--Historia.

Matrimonio--Gran Bretaña--Historia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 213 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press 1993.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. What Kind of a Contract Is Marriage?: Married Women's Property, the Sexual Double Standard, and the Divorce Act of 1857

CHAPTER 2. Equal Rights and Spousal Friendship: The Married Women's Property Act of 1870

CHAPTER 3. The Unity of the Moral Law: Prostitution, Infanticide, and Employment

CHAPTER 4. An Ambiguous Victory: The Married Women's Property Act of 1882

CHAPTER 5. Parliament's Rejection of Parental Equality: The Infant Custody Act of 1886

CHAPTER 6. A Husband's Right to His Wife's Body: Wife Abuse, the Restitution of Conjugal Rights, and Marital Rape

EPILOGUE. The Search for Spousal Equality: A Legacy for Feminists

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Índice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691078199

069107819X

9780691215983

0691215987

OCLC:

1227050973