Women in American Law: From colonial times to the New Deal |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action admission admitted agreement alimony American Anne Hutchinson applied bill birth control century child Cited citizens civil Committee common law consent Constitution contraceptive contract coverture custody daughter David Bissett debts decision defendant denied desertion divorce domestic dower earnings Elizabeth Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Packard equal established evidence father female feme feme-covert Feminist Fourteenth Amendment girls give granted History husband and wife Illinois insane judges judicial jurors jury justice labor land legislation legislature liberty living male marriage married women Mary moral mother Myra Bradwell offense opinion Packard parties person plaintiff plaintiff in error political practice principle privileges protection question real estate reason relation rule social society sole trader South Carolina statute tion trial U.S. Supreme Court United University Press vote wages widow wife's wives women's rights York