Displaying 1 of 1 2022 Format: Book Author: Fraser, Antonia, 1932- author. Title: The case of the married woman : Caroline Norton and her fight for women's justice / Antonia Fraser. Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2022. [New York, New York] : Simon & Schuster ©2022 Description: xvii, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm Summary: Relates the story of nineteeth-century English poet Caroline Norton, who was denied access to her children by her husband after a sensational trial for adultery, and fought tirelessly for the rights of married women and mothers, resulting in the passage of the Infant Custody Act of 1839. Subjects: Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877. Women authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography. Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography. Women -- Political activity -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Women's rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Genre: Biographies. Notes: Note on names -- Family trees of Sheridans and Nortons -- Note on money -- Author's note -- Prologue. She does not exist -- Child in a dark wood -- 'Here she comes!' -- Melbourne's hat -- What Mr Norton liked -- Helpless -- Extraordinary trial -- Given against whom? -- Hungry for the children -- Woman's tears and the law -- Heavenly Norton -- Lost companions -- The name of writer -- Let him claim the copyright -- Reaping in joy? -- Nonna wants the pen -- Floated away from shore -- Epilogue. One of the little hinges. Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-265) and index. ISBN: 9781639361571 163936157X Other Number: 1311536469 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 966573 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: BIO Norton Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
