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Jean Elson

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Jean Elson (Jeany), author of Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America, is Senior Lecturer Emerita in the Department of Sociology at the University of New Hampshire. During her tenure at the University of New Hampshire Dr. Elson received teaching awards, including the “Vagina Warrior Award” from the V-Day Committee and the “Pink Triangle Award” from the LGBTQ Community. She taught classes and lectured on the topics of gender, family, women’s health and illness, and sexual behavior. Jean was also an appointed member of the UNH President’s Commission on the Status of Women.

Jean holds a PhD in sociology and a Master’s in Sociology and Women’s Studies from Brandeis University, where sh ...more

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Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America

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“When her husband recovered, it was to shout abusively at her…. Later, when she reflected on it throughout the tedious courtroom proceedings, she realized this was the moment she had irrevocably determined to divorce her husband.”
― Jean Elson, Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America

“Nina could scarcely believe a house could be as quiet as the one on Washington Street. Although there were moments when she missed her children, her main response to living apart from her husband was relief…[H]er current solitude was not just a respite, it was a time to contemplate her future options. Nina marveled that she had choices to consider.”
― Jean Elson, Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America

“Leaving James was not something Nina had thought possible, but if she could do so and still keep her children, it might be better for them, as well as for her.”
― Jean Elson, Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America