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Virginia Fehrenbacher in memory of Don E. Fehrenbacher. A. Lincoln, Divorce Lawyer Divorce was a viable, legal option for antebellum Illinois women. They had greater access to divorce than their counterparts in some southern and eastern states and experienced few legal problems obtaining divorces. Illinois women of all economic backgrounds had more access to divorce in the antebellum period than ever before. They sued their husbands for divorce on a variety of grounds, the circuit courts granted them divorces, and they frequently retained custody of their children.