In contempt
Subtitle: nineteenth-century women, law, and literature
By: Kristin Kalsem
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Columbus
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814211786; 9780814292747
Subjects: History; History and criticism; Feminist jurisprudence; Women's rights in literature; Women; Modern Literature; Women in literature; Legal status, laws; Law in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A novel approach to feminist jurisprudence : narrating the gothic reality of coverture; title: Legislative histories and literary herstories : infanticide, bastardy, and the "lewd woman"; title: Birth control on trial : law, literature, and libel; title: Sitting in judgment : a cross-examination of women, law, and empire; title: Appealing women : late-century publication of private wrongs.