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As a hedge against possible failure to prove adultery, this alleged “that for a period of time from 1901 and continuing thereafter he [had] kept up and continued an undue, improper, indecorous and licentious association and intimacy with a woman, named Mabel Cochrane, many years his junior, and of questionable character and immoral habits.”[i] Furthermore, Nina accused James of “bestowing upon and receiving marked and improper attention” beginning in the fall of 1901, “indulging in undue and imp
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― Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America
― Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America
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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.
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― Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America
― Gross Misbehavior and Wickedness: A Notorious Divorce in Early Twentieth-Century America
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