Download or read book Feminism, Marriage, and the Law in Victorian England written by Mary Lyndon Shanley and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1993-03-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What kind of a contract is marriage?: Married women's property, the sexual double standard, and the Divorce Act of 1857 -- Equal rights and spousal friendship: The Married Women's Property Act of 1870 -- The unity of the moral law: Prostitution, infanticide, and employment -- An ambiguous victory: The Married Women's Property Act of 1882 -- Parliament's rejection of parental equality: The Infant Custody Act of 1886 -- A husband's right to his wife's body: Wife abuse, the restitution of conjugal rights, and marital rape -- The search for spousal equality: A legacy for feminists.