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

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Emily Warren Roebling wrote "A Wife's Disabilities"