Stray Wives : : Marital Conflict in Early National New England / / Mary Beth Sievens.
Whereas my husband, Enoch Darling, has at sundry times used me in so improper and cruel a manner, as to destroy my happiness and endanger my life, and whereas he has not provided for me as a husband ought, but expended his time and money unadvisedly, at taverns . . . . I hereby notify the public tha...
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. A “Disobedient, Clamorous” Wife
- 2. “A Trifling Sum”
- 3. “The Duties of a Wife”
- 4. “The Wicked Agency of Others”
- 5. “Having Confidence in Her Own Abilities”
- 6. “Free and Clear from All Claims”
- Afterword
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author