Title: The great divorce
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.
Subjects: Parental kidnapping, Marriage law, Divorce, Custody of children, Shakers, Case studies, Women's rights, Social conditions, Family relationships, History, Women, Divorce, new york (state), Women, united states, biography, Married people, Women, united states, social conditions, Families
Places: United States, New York (State)
People: James Chapman (1763-1852), Eunice Chapman (1778-1863)
Time periods: 19th century