The Legal Rights, Liabilities and Duties of Women; with an Introductory History of Their Legal condition in the Hebrew, Roman and Feudal Civil Systems. Including the Law of marriage and Divorce, the Social Relations of Husband and Wife, parent and Child, of Guardian and Ward, and of Employer and Employed

The Legal Rights, Liabilities and Duties of Women; with an Introductory History of Their Legal condition in the Hebrew, Roman and Feudal Civil Systems. Including the Law of marriage and Divorce, the Social Relations of Husband and Wife, parent and Child, of Guardian and Ward, and of Employer and Employed

Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.

Women -- History.

A brief survey of the history of women, their place and their legal rights in past and present societies. Intended as a legal manual for women, Mansfield summarizes laws governing divorce, civil litigation, criminal law and laws governing domestic relationships with a special view as to woman's rights, roles and responsibility. An early work on the subject of women's legal rights in America.

Mansfield, Edward Deering (1801-1880)

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Salem (Mass.): John P. Jewett & Co.; Cincinnati (OH): William H. Moore & Co.

1845