The case of the married woman : Caroline Norton and her fight for women's justice
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus books cloth edition.
ISBN
9781639361571, 163936157X
Physical Desc
xvii, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 821.8 NORTON FRA | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG NORTON FRA | Available |
Chester Library - Adult Nonfiction | BIOG NORTON | Available |
Denville Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG NORTON | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | B NORTON Fraser | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, -- 1808-1877.
Norton, George Chappele, -- 1800-1875 -- Marriage.
Trials (Adultery) -- Great Britain.
Women -- Political activity -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Women authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
Women's rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, -- 1808-1877.
Norton, George Chappele, -- 1800-1875 -- Marriage.
Trials (Adultery) -- Great Britain.
Women -- Political activity -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Women authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
Women's rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, [2022].
Edition
First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781639361571, 163936157X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-265) and index.
Description
"Caroline Norton dazzled nineteenth-century society with her vivacity, her intelligence, her poetry, and in her role as an artist's muse. After her marriage in 1828 to the MP George Norton, she continued to attract friends and admirers to her salon in Westminster, which included the young Disraeli. Most prominent among her admirers was the widowed Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne. Racked with jealousy, George Norton took the Prime Minister to court, suing him for damages on account of his 'Criminal Conversation' (adultery) with Caroline. A dramatic trial followed. Despite the unexpected and sensational result—acquittal—Norton was still able to legally deny Caroline access to her three children, all under seven. He also claimed her income as an author for himself, since the copyrights of a married woman belonged to her husband. Yet Caroline refused to despair. Beset by the personal cruelties perpetrated by her husband and a society whose rules were set against her, she chose to fight, not surrender. She channeled her energies in an area of much-needed reform: the rights of a married woman and specifically those of a mother. Over the next few years she campaigned tirelessly, achieving her first landmark victory with the Infant Custody Act of 1839. Provisions which are now taken for granted, such as the right of a mother to have access to her own children, owe much to Caroline, who was determined to secure justice for women at all levels of society from the privileged to the dispossessed." --publisher's website
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fraser, A. (2022). The case of the married woman: Caroline Norton and her fight for women's justice (First Pegasus books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fraser, Antonia, 1932-. 2022. The Case of the Married Woman: Caroline Norton and Her Fight for Women's Justice. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fraser, Antonia, 1932-. The Case of the Married Woman: Caroline Norton and Her Fight for Women's Justice Pegasus Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fraser, Antonia. The Case of the Married Woman: Caroline Norton and Her Fight for Women's Justice First Pegasus books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2022.
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