A law unto herself:
"A scathing critique of the legal status of women and their property rights in nineteenth-century America, Rebecca Harding Davis's 1878 novel A Law Unto Herself chronicles the experiences of Jane Swendon, a seemingly naive and conventional nineteenth-century protagonist struggling to care...
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| Summary: | "A scathing critique of the legal status of women and their property rights in nineteenth-century America, Rebecca Harding Davis's 1878 novel A Law Unto Herself chronicles the experiences of Jane Swendon, a seemingly naive and conventional nineteenth-century protagonist struggling to care for her elderly father with limited financial resources. In order to continue care, Jane seeks to secure her rightful inheritance despite the efforts of her cousin and later her husband, a greedy man who has tricked her father into securing her hand in marriage. Appealing to middle-class literary tastes of the age, A Law Unto Herself elucidated for a broad general audience the need for legal reforms regarding divorce, mental illness, inheritance, and reforms to the Married Women's Property Laws. Through three fascinating female characters, the novel also invites readers to consider evolving gender roles during a time of cultural change"-- |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages xl-xlv) |
| Physical Description: | XLVII, 182 S. 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780803238145 |
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| spelling | Davis, Rebecca Harding 1831-1910 Verfasser (DE-588)119040697 aut A law unto herself Rebecca Harding Davis ; ed. and with an intr. by Alicia Mischa Renfroe 2014 XLVII, 182 S. 23 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages xl-xlv) "A scathing critique of the legal status of women and their property rights in nineteenth-century America, Rebecca Harding Davis's 1878 novel A Law Unto Herself chronicles the experiences of Jane Swendon, a seemingly naive and conventional nineteenth-century protagonist struggling to care for her elderly father with limited financial resources. In order to continue care, Jane seeks to secure her rightful inheritance despite the efforts of her cousin and later her husband, a greedy man who has tricked her father into securing her hand in marriage. Appealing to middle-class literary tastes of the age, A Law Unto Herself elucidated for a broad general audience the need for legal reforms regarding divorce, mental illness, inheritance, and reforms to the Married Women's Property Laws. Through three fascinating female characters, the novel also invites readers to consider evolving gender roles during a time of cultural change"-- Geschichte 1800-1900 Women / Legal status, laws, etc / United States / Fiction Women / United States / History / 19th century / Fiction Law reform / United States / Fiction Gender identity / Fiction FICTION / Historical bisacsh HISTORY / United States / 19th Century bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies bisacsh Frau Geschichte USA Renfroe, Alicia Mischa Sonstige (DE-588)1069437522 oth |
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