An Exposition of the Laws Relating to the Women of England: Showing Their Rights, Remedies, and Responsibilities, in Every Position of Life

An Exposition of the Laws Relating to the Women of England: Showing Their Rights, Remedies, and Responsibilities, in Every Position of Life

Wharton, John Jane Smith

London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1853

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1853

George Eliot to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, 1 February 1853. “A notable book just come out is Wharton's ‘Summary of the Laws relating to Women.’ "Enfranchisement of women" only makes creeping progress; and that is best, for woman does not yet deserve a much better lot than man gives her.” GEL 2: 86

Wharton, John Jane Smith, An Exposition of the Laws Relating to the Women of England: Showing Their Rights, Remedies, and Responsibilities, in Every Position of Life, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57448

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