“In and out of Wedlock: four 19th Century Case Studies” – a talk by Karen Winyard

Nottinghamshire Archives County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, United Kingdom

The 19th century saw an increasing movement to reform the legal system both generally and with regard to married women’s rights. At the same time women, though disenfranchised, were becoming politically active with the feminist movement in its infancy. The battle for women’s suffrage could not be fought successfully until there had been radical changes […]