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Apr 29, 2022 · Antonia Fraser’s “The Case of the Married Woman” tells the story of Caroline Norton, who scandalized 19th-century London society — and upended its laws.
Jun 8, 2024 · Miranda July’s latest novel, “ All Fours, ” is about a 45-year-old woman who upends her seemingly settled domestic life by checking into a motel a half-hour from her house for a few...
May 11, 2017 · Feature. Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage? What the experiences of nonmonogamous couples can tell us about jealousy, love, desire and trust. Zaeli Kane and Joe Spurr. Holly Andres for The...
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May 3, 2022 · In 19th-century Britain, when women like famed writer Caroline Norton (1808-1877) married, they automatically lost the rights to all their assets—including those they earned—as well as the legal rights to future children. Men owned everything and everyone, both literally and figuratively.
Award-winning historian Antonia Fraser brilliantly portrays a courageous and compassionate woman who refused to be curbed by the personal and political constraints of her time. Caroline Norton dazzled nineteenth-century society with her vivacity, her intelligence, her poetry, and in her role as an artist's muse.
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The Case of the Married Woman: Caroline Norton and Her Fight for Women's Justice. Kindle Edition. Award-winning historian Antonia Fraser brilliantly portrays a courageous and compassionate woman who refused to be curbed by the personal and political constraints of her time.
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Jul 4, 2021 · Belle Da Costa Greene was one of the most prominent career women of her time, but the world didn't know she was Black. A new novel from Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray tells her...
