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

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 -- CH...
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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 Ausführliche Beschreibung