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Women Studies
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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.
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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
