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The great divorce : a nineteenth-century mother's extraordinary fight against her husband, the Shakers, and her times

by Woo, Ilyon

Publication date 2010

Topics Chapman, Eunice, 1778-1863, Chapman, James, 1763-1852, Shakers -- New York (State), Shakers -- Family relationships, Shakers, Parental kidnapping -- New York (State) -- Case studies, Divorce -- New York (State), Marriage law -- New York (State), Custody of children -- New York (State), Women's rights -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century, Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century, Custody of children, Divorce, Families, Marriage law, Parental kidnapping, Women -- Social conditions, Women's rights, New York (State), United States

Publisher New York : Grove Press

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Contributor Internet Archive

Language English

404 pages ; 21 cm

Chronicles the landmark divorce between Eunice Chapman and her alcoholic husband, who, with the help of the Shakers, abducted her three children, resulting in a custody battle that advanced women's rights in the nineteenth century

Includes bibliographical references

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