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A letter to The Queen on Lord Chancellor Crawforth's Marriage and Divorce Bill,

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This is widely acknowledged to be one of Norton's most important publications. Whilst the Queen did not reply (nor was she expected to) this crystallised Norton's views on the unfairness of the English legal system to women and, together with the writings of Barbara Leigh Smith (Bodichon),...

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Main Author: Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877 (Author)
Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855.
Series:AM Scholar: Literary Studies.
Subjects:
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, > 1808-1877 > Correspondence.
Victoria, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1819-1901 > Correspondence.
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, > 1808-1877
Victoria, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1819-1901
Married women > Legal status, laws, etc. > England.
Divorce > England.
Divorce > Angleterre.
Divorce
Married women > Legal status, laws, etc.
England
Electronic books.
Personal correspondence
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Summary:This is widely acknowledged to be one of Norton's most important publications. Whilst the Queen did not reply (nor was she expected to) this crystallised Norton's views on the unfairness of the English legal system to women and, together with the writings of Barbara Leigh Smith (Bodichon), helped to change the climate of opinion.
Item Description:"Collection: Norton: The collected writings of Caroline Norton (1808-1877)"--Homepage.
"Original Microfilm Reel: 3"--Homepage.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume (155 pages)).