The great divorce
Subtitle: a nineteenth-century mother's extraordinary fight against her husband, the Shakers, and her times
By: Ilyon Woo
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press; distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780802119469
Subjects: Parental kidnapping; Marriage law; Divorce; Custody of children; Shakers; Case studies; Women's rights; Social conditions; Family relationships; History; Women
Description: Chronicles the landmark divorce between Eunice Chapman and her alcoholic husband, who, with the help of the Shakers, abducted her three children, resulting in a custody battle that advanced women's rights in the nineteenth century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-399).