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245 12 a| A law unto herselfh| [electronic resource] /c| Rebecca Harding Davis ; Edited and with an introduction by Alicia Mischa Renfroe.;

260 a| Lincoln ;a| London :b| University of Nebraska Press,c| [2014];

300 a| xlvii, 182 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

490 0 a| Legacies of nineteenth-century American women writers;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages xl-xlv).;

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520 a| "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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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A law unto herself / Rebecca Harding Davis ; Edited and with an introduction by Alicia Mischa Renfroe.

Author/creator	Davis, Rebecca Harding
Other author	Renfroe, Alicia Mischa.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Description	xlvii, 182 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects	Women--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States. --Fiction. Women--United States. --History. --19th century. --Fiction. Law reform--United States. --Fiction. Gender identity--Fiction.

Series	Legacies of nineteenth-century American women writers
Abstract	"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages xl-xlv).
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014015253
ISBN	9780803238145 (paperback)

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