"A Wife's Disabilities"
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"A Wife's Disabilities" is an 1890 essay by Emily Warren Roebling that critiques the legal and social limitations imposed on married women in the 19th century.
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| A Wife's Disabilities | 1 |
| Emily Warren Roebling | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ non-fiction work ⓘ |
| addresses |
economic dependence of married women
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inequality between husbands and wives under the law ⓘ legal identity of married women ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
advocate reform of marriage and property laws
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raise awareness of injustices faced by married women ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
early feminism
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women's rights movement ⓘ |
| author | Emily Warren Roebling ⓘ |
| countryContext |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
19th-century marriage laws
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doctrine of coverture ⓘ patriarchal legal structures ⓘ social norms restricting married women ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legal limitations imposed on married women
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social limitations imposed on married women ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist essay
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legal critique ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of existing legal norms
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supportive of expanded rights for married women ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
coverture laws
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gender inequality in the 19th century ⓘ legal status of married women ⓘ married women’s property rights ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"A Wife's Disabilities"
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surface form:
A Wife's Disabilities
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| publicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| workOf | Emily Warren Roebling ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Emily Warren Roebling
this entity surface form:
A Wife's Disabilities