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I thought that the chapter on divorce in the South was very interesting and different then I would have expected. I was struck by the concept that there were legally different levels of divorce, such as an absolute divorce versus ''a mensa et thora'', the divorce which ended marital relations but did not allow remarriage. The role money played in the divorce proceedings also surprised me as did the large amount of community involvement and input throughout the process. It was sad to me that some individuals who wanted to make their marriages work felt obliged to get a divorce because of community expectations and judgment. --Sarah Gardner | I thought that the chapter on divorce in the South was very interesting and different then I would have expected. I was struck by the concept that there were legally different levels of divorce, such as an absolute divorce versus ''a mensa et thora'', the divorce which ended marital relations but did not allow remarriage. The role money played in the divorce proceedings also surprised me as did the large amount of community involvement and input throughout the process. It was sad to me that some individuals who wanted to make their marriages work felt obliged to get a divorce because of community expectations and judgment. --Sarah Gardner | ||
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| + | == "Heathenish Housekeeping" == | ||
| + | I was so happy to read the poem on p.48-49. Finally we have a poem about the lazy husbands instead of the wasteful, idle wives. What did you think of the poem? Was it representative of most men's attitudes at this time? Or was this preacher an anomaly? -Amanda | ||
== Health and Illness == | == Health and Illness == | ||
