Feminism, Marriage and the Law in Victorian England, 1850-95

by Mary Lyndon Shanley

Explores how Victorian women campaigned to reform the laws that related to marriage and the married state. Black cloth binding, 213 pages including Bibliography and Index. I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 1989. Hardcover.

Genres: History, Research

220 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Charlotte Kersten]

Note to self: read more about Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy.

[Michele Desoer]

Well researched if a bit dry study of the plight of married women in Victorian England. It is shocking how few rights women with regard to property and their children until the passage of several laws in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

[JL Salty]

Rating: scholarly work
Recommend: jh and up, project research

Good writing, interesting topic BUT English law, so not as applicable to our jh/hs projects.

Ok to purchase to fill a gap but may not get traction.