The walnut tree : women, violence and the law : a hidden history
Morgan, Kate2024
Books, Manuscripts
In this vivid and essential work of historical non-fiction, Kate Morgan explores the legal campaigns, test cases and individual injustices of the Victorian and Edwardian eras which fundamentally re-shaped the status of women under British law. These are seen through the untold stories of women whose cases became cornerstones of our modern legal system and shine a light on the historical inequalities of the law. We hear of the uniquely abusive marriage which culminated in the dramatic story of the 'Clitheroe wife abduction'; of the domestic tragedies which changed the law on domestic violence; the controversies surrounding the Contagious Diseases Act and the women who campaigned to abolish it; and the real courtroom stories behind notorious murder cases such as the 'Camden Town Murder'.
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Imprint:
London : Mudlark, 2024.
Collation:
314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008559571 (hbk)
Dewey class:
342.410878342.4108342.4
LC class:
KD734
Local class:
342.41
Language:
English
Subject:
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- HistoryWomen -- Crimes against -- Great Britain -- HistoryAdvice and RightsWomen -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryWomen -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryWomen -- Crimes against -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryWomen -- Crimes against -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
3656648