{"product_id":"a-law-unto-herself-paperback","title":"A Law Unto Herself - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Harding Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlicia Mischa Renfroe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scathing critique of the legal status of women and their property rights in nineteenth-century America, Rebecca Harding Davis's 1878 novel \u003ci\u003eA Law Unto Herself\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the experiences of Jane Swendon, a seemingly naïve and conventional nineteenth-century protagonist struggling to care for her elderly father with limited financial resources. In order to continue care, Jane seeks to secure her rightful inheritance despite the efforts of her cousin and later her husband, a greedy man who has tricked her father into securing her hand in marriage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppealing to middle-class literary tastes of the age, \u003ci\u003eA Law Unto Herself\u003c\/i\u003e elucidated for a broad general audience the need for legal reforms regarding divorce, mental illness, inheritance, and reforms to the Married Women's Property Laws. Through three fascinating female characters, the novel also invites readers to consider evolving gender roles during a time of cultural change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca Harding Davis (1831-1910) built a career spanning nearly half a century from her apprenticeship newspaper work for the \u003ci\u003eWheeling (WV) Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1850s to her last published short story at the time of her death. She is best known for the publication of her novella \u003ci\u003eLife in the Iron-Mills\u003c\/i\u003e (1861) in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlicia Mischa Renfroe is an associate professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062731489419,"sku":"9780803238145","price":65.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/RzyVNNPLsi9780803238145.webp?v=1779648461","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/a-law-unto-herself-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}