In Tender Consideration
Subtitle: Women, Families, and the Law in Abraham Lincoln's Illinois
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: May 8, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780252073397
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Family law; Women's studies; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - 19th Century; United States - State & Local - Midwest; Women's Studies - History; History / United States / 19th Century; Gender & the Law; Legal History; Illinois; Legal status, laws, etc.; Women
First sentence: Tabitha Ann Edwards sued Maria Patterson for slandering her by spreading malicious gossip.