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Poems (Paperback)
Caroline Sheridan Norton
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Caroline Sheridan Norton
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Caroline Norton (1808 77), author and law reform campaigner, was
the granddaughter of the playwright Sheridan and soprano Elizabeth
Linley. Her disastrous, violent marriage in 1827 to the financially
irresponsible Tory M.P. and barrister George Norton led her to seek
escape in writing poetry. Anonymous autobiographical novels
followed, exploring women's powerlessness in marriage, together
with regular contributions to periodicals such as Macmillan's
Magazine. Flamboyant, intelligent and temperamental, she secured
her place in literary society, numbering Disraeli and Dickens among
her friends. Ever jealous, her husband accused her of adultery with
Lord Melbourne, but the case was unproven. In revenge, he refused
his wife access to their sons, and it was this act which led to her
determined campaign to improve the rights of women in marriage and
divorce. This work, first published anonymously in 1837, was
instrumental in the subsequent passing of the Custody of Infants
Act (1839)."
Caroline Norton (1808-1877) was a Victorian author and campaigner
for social reform, especially reform of women's legal rights. In
this lucidly written account Norton describes how upon marriage in
1855 women became legally 'non-existent': they could not bring
cases to court; they could not enter into a contract; they could
not instigate a divorce and their possessions, earnings and any
bequests made to them automatically became their husband's
property. Norton explains how this lack of legal autonomy affected
women if they became estranged from their husbands, using her own
experiences for illustration and recommending changes which would
improve women's legal position. Published in 1855 when Parliament
was debating the subject of divorce reform, this volume shows the
legal position of women at this time. It provides the opinions of
contemporary legislators in support and opposition on the issues of
women's legal rights and reform of divorce laws.
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Caroline Sheridan Norton
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