In Her Own Name
The Politics of Women's Rights Before Suffrage
1st Edition
Published on 10. May 2023
256 pages
978-0-231-55323-0 (ISBN)
Description
In Her Own Name explores the origins and consequences of laws expanding married women's property rights, focusing on the people and institutions that shaped them.
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Sara Chatfield is assistant professor of political science at the University of Denver.
Content
Introduction
1. Life Under Coverture and How It Changed
2. Married Women's Rights Reforms in American Political Development
3. Social Movements and State Power: Reform in State Legislatures
4. Constitutional Conventions as Key Reform Moments
5. Decentralized Reform and Policy Diffusion
6. Courts as Collaborators and Catalysts
Conclusion
Methods Appendix
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
1. Life Under Coverture and How It Changed
2. Married Women's Rights Reforms in American Political Development
3. Social Movements and State Power: Reform in State Legislatures
4. Constitutional Conventions as Key Reform Moments
5. Decentralized Reform and Policy Diffusion
6. Courts as Collaborators and Catalysts
Conclusion
Methods Appendix
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
