Marriage, As It Was, As It Is, and As It Should Be: A Plea for Reform by Besant
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"Marriage, As It Was, As It Is, and As It Should Be: A Plea for Reform" by Annie Besant is a socio-political treatise written in the late 19th century. The book critiques the existing marriage laws and their oppressive impact on women, advocating for reform to achieve equality in marriage. Besant argues that the legal framework surrounding marriage treats women as property, stripping them of their rights and agency. The opening of
the work outlines historical and philosophical perspectives on human rights, highlighting the ongoing struggle for women to attain the same rights as men. Besant discusses the evolution of marriage from a coercive and transactional institution in barbaric societies to its current state, where women still face significant legal inequalities within marriage. She attacks this system as a relic of the past, arguing that it perpetuates control and subjugation, thus calling for both legal and societal reforms to recognize marriage as a partnership of equals, devoid of the hierarchical structure that currently exists. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Besant, Annie, 1847-1933 |
|---|---|
| Title | Marriage, As It Was, As It Is, and As It Should Be: A Plea for Reform |
| Credits |
Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 45.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender |
| Subject | Marriage -- Great Britain |
| Subject | Marriage law -- Great Britain |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 47000 |
| Release Date | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 524 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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