Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895
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Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895 by Mary Lyndon Shanley
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.
"Elegantly and clearly written, and based on an impressive mastery of the sources, this book is a very valuable addition to nineteenth-century legal history and the growing corpus of scholarly feminist legal scholarship"--A. W. Brian Simpson, The American Journal of Legal History "Shanley's work is not only a fine feminist tract for our times but also a significant scholarly work."--Lee Holcombe, American Historical Review
Mary Lyndon Shanley is Margaret Stiles Halleck Professor of Social Science at Vassar College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691024875 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691024871 |
| Title | Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-1895 |
| Author | Mary Lyndon Shanley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1993-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 223 |
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