In tender consideration : women, families, and the law in Abraham Lincoln's Illinois
Scans the full range of family woes that antebellum Americans took to the law. Contributors document how the courts viewed children and how they responded to cases involving children or their interests. These cases also highlight Lincoln's life in law, placing him more clearly within the context of the legal culture.
History
xiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780252027024, 9780252073397, 0252027027, 0252073398
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Foreword / Michael Grossberg
Introduction / Daniel W. Stowell
Femes UnCovert: women's encounters with the law / Daniel W. Stowell
For the well-being of the child: the law and childhood / Dennis E. Suttles
Dissolving the bonds of matrimony: women and divorce in Sangamon County, Illinois, 1837-60 / Stacy Pratt McDermott
Inheriting the earth: the law of succession / John A. Lupton
Wives, widows, and will makers: women and the law of property / Christopher A. Schnell
The law in an Illinois corner: the impact of the law on an Antebellum family / Stacy Pratt McDermott
Infamous outrage and prompt retribution: the case of People v. Delny / Susan Krause
Her day in court: the legal odyssey of Clarissa Wren / Daniel W. Stowell