Buy this book on-line Constance Backhouse : Petticoats & Prejudice: Women and Law in Nineteenth Century CanadaWomen's Press, 1991 ISBN 0889611610
Book is in excellent condition in handsome burgandy cloth with gold sparkles, gilt print at cover and spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. The section headings followed by chapters in parentheses are: The regulation of marriage, courtship & sexual violence ( The ceremony of Marriage, Seduction, Rape ):Fertility (Infanticide, Abortion); The 19th century family (Divorce and separation, Child Custody),; Women's work in the paid labour force (Prostitution, Protective labour legislation, Lawyering: Clara Brett Martink, Canada's first woman lawyer). Women's Studies. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Near Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Constance Backhouse : Petticoats & Prejudice: Women and Law in Nineteenth Century Canada. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, out of print books, first editions, libri rari and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |