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In response to Kristina, I agree that men probably thought it was beneath them to ask for divorce. However, I also think that it would be a lot harder for an abandoned women to survive without a husband (she would probably be living in poverty) then it would be for a man to survive without his wife. This gives women incentive to get a divorce, that way they could remarry. -- Erin Sanderson | In response to Kristina, I agree that men probably thought it was beneath them to ask for divorce. However, I also think that it would be a lot harder for an abandoned women to survive without a husband (she would probably be living in poverty) then it would be for a man to survive without his wife. This gives women incentive to get a divorce, that way they could remarry. -- Erin Sanderson | ||
| + | I thought it was interesting how similar the grounds for divorce in New England and modern divorce are. It seems that in this area many of the overall concepts and foundations are the same. The reasons seem to be standard and the only difference is that there was a double standard. They were obvious grounds for divorce if the indiscretions were committed by the wife and not the husband. Considering the rest of the country Connecticut was ahead of the game and practically modern! I wonder why that was that New England offered a more absolute divorce--Emma Peck | ||
== SC feme sole trader acts, 1712, 1744 == | == SC feme sole trader acts, 1712, 1744 == | ||
