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Muus vs. Muus : the scandal that shook Norwegian America /

"Oline Muus was many things: a Norwegian immigrant, a pastor's wife, a mother, and a valued member of her rural Minnesota congregation. But when she sued her husband to recoup her inheritance, she gained notoriety throughout Norwegian America and beyond. In the eyes of the Norwegian Synod...

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Main Author: Stenseth, Bodil (Author)
Other Authors: Dorer, Kari Lie, 1975- (Editor, Translator), Homstad, Torild (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Saint Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Muus, Oline, > 1838-1922 > Divorce.
Muus, Bernt Julius, > 1832-1900 > Divorce.
Married women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Minnesota > 19th century.
Women > Minnesota > Social conditions > 19th century.
Norwegian Americans > Social conditions > 19th century.
Lutherans, Norwegian > Minnesota > 19th century > Biography.
Divorce settlements > Minnesota > 19th century.
Goodhue County (Minn.) > History > 19th century.
Femmes > Minnesota > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Américains d'origine norvégienne > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Luthériens norvégiens > Minnesota > 19e siècle > Biographies.
Conventions de divorce > Minnesota > 19e siècle.
Biographies.

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