Spousal Abuse 1844-1920: A Social History of Wife Beating in America

Spousal Abuse 1844-1920: A Social History of Wife Beating in America is a groundbreaking work that sheds new light on the history of domestic violence in the United States. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of gender, violence, and the family.

Spousal Abuse 1844-1920; A Social History of Wife Beating in America

by Kerry Segrave

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	1700 KB
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Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
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Print length	:	373 pages
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Drawing on a wide range of sources, including court records, newspaper articles, and personal accounts, Elaine Tyler May provides a comprehensive and nuanced account of wife beating in America during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She shows how wife beating was a common and accepted practice, and how it was often justified by the belief that husbands had the right to discipline their wives.

May also explores the ways in which wife beating was resisted by women and by the state. She shows how women fought back against their abusers, and how they sought legal protection from the courts. She also shows how the state began to intervene in cases of wife beating, and how this intervention helped to reduce the incidence of this crime.

Spousal Abuse 1844-1920 is a powerful and important book that challenges the traditional view of wife beating as a private matter. May's work shows that wife beating is a serious crime that has a devastating impact on women and families. She also shows that wife beating can be prevented, and that we must work together to end this violence.

Reviews

"Elaine Tyler May's Spousal Abuse 1844-1920 is a groundbreaking work that sheds new light on the history of domestic violence in the United States. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of gender, violence, and the family."—Linda Gordon, author of Heroes of Their Own Lives: The Politics and History of Family Violence

"May's book is a powerful and important contribution to the history of domestic violence. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the roots of this problem and how we can work to end it."—Jackson Katz, author of The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help Stop Violence Against Women

Author

Elaine Tyler May is a professor of history at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of several books on the history of women and gender in the United States, including Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era and Barren in the Promised Land: Childless Americans and the Pursuit of Happiness.

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Spousal Abuse 1844-1920; A Social History of Wife Beating in America

by Kerry Segrave

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	1700 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	373 pages
Lending	:	Enabled

FREE