Article Title

“To Love and To Cherish: Marital Violence and Divorce in Nineteenth-Century America”

Authors

Julian Barr, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Abstract

In this co-winner of the Tatom Award, Julian Barr uses an 1865 divorce case to explore the ways women gained protection against domestic violence through the court system.

Recommended Citation

Barr, Julian (2012) "“To Love and To Cherish: Marital Violence and Divorce in Nineteenth-Century America”," The Confluence (2009-2020): Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/confluence_2009/vol4/iss1/5