The great divorce : a nineteenth-century mother's fight to save her children from the Shakers
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New York : Grove Press, [2010].
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Book
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404 pages ; 21 cm
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Published
New York : Grove Press, [2010].
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Chronicles the landmark divorce between Eunice Chapman and her alcoholic husband, who, with the help of the Shakers, abducted her three children, resulting in a custody battle that advanced women's rights in the nineteenth century.
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LC Subjects
Case studies.
Chapman, Eunice, -- 1778-1863.
Chapman, James, -- 1763-1852.
Custody of children -- New York (State)
Divorce -- New York (State)
Marriage law -- New York (State)
Parental kidnapping -- New York (State) -- Case studies.
Shakers -- Family relationships.
Shakers -- New York (State)
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Women's rights -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
Chapman, Eunice, -- 1778-1863.
Chapman, James, -- 1763-1852.
Custody of children -- New York (State)
Divorce -- New York (State)
Marriage law -- New York (State)
Parental kidnapping -- New York (State) -- Case studies.
Shakers -- Family relationships.
Shakers -- New York (State)
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Women's rights -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.