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Rebecca Harding Davis
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A Law Unto Herself (Paperback)
Rebecca Harding Davis; Edited by Alicia Mischa Renfroe
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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.
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