Special Damage : The Slander of Women and the Gendered History of Defamation Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lake, Jessica.

Series:

The Cultural Lives of Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libel and slander--United States--History--19th century.

Libel and slander.

Libel and slander--Australia--History--19th century.

Libel and slander--England--History--19th century.

Women--Legal status, laws, etc--United States--History--19th century.

Women.

Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Australia--History--19th century.

Women--Legal status, laws, etc--England--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2025.

Summary:

In 1788, Mary Smith was ruined and banished from "civilised" society when her neighbor accused her of carrying a bastard child.To silence the ruinous rumors and vindicate her name, Smith sued him for defamation.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

One. The Slander of Subjects and Citizens: New Jersey

Two. Savage Speech Against Civilized Females: New South Wales

Three. Unsullied Purity and the First Slander of Women Act: North Carolina

Four. Free White Females and Social Intercourse with Blacks: Georgia

Five. "Deprived of Her Natural Guardian": South Australia

Six. Stained Whiteness and the Cult of True Womanhood: New York

Seven. "There Is a Total Disregard for the Rights of Women": Victoria

Eight. Barbarous Common Law and Double Standards of Morality: England

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Series Page

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5036-4470-7

9781503644700

OCLC:

1545640569