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020			_a9781509929412 (Hard Bound)
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100			_913089 _aThomson, Sharon
245			_aQuiet Revolutionaries : _bThe Married Women's Association and Family Law / _cSharon Thomson
250			_aFirst Ed.
260			_aOxford, UK; New York, USA _bHart Publishing an Imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing _c2022
300			_axv, 264p. : ill. ; 24cm
504			_aIt includes Foreword, Timeline, Abbreviations, Prologue, Acknowledgements, Archive References, Bibliography and Index pages etc.
505			_aTable of Contents Foreword by Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond Acknowledgments Timeline Archive References List of Abbreviations Prologue: After the Vote 1. Quiet Revolutionaries 2. Housewives: 'That Vast Army of the Great Unpaid' Interlude: Juanita Frances 3. A Composite Portrait 4. A New Marriage Law 5. Mrs Blackwell Interlude: A Note About Lord Denning 6. The Split Interlude: Reform Movements Are Like Builders 7. One Step at a Time 8. Resistance as a Reform Strategy Interlude: Poor Reggie 9. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back 10. A Subterranean Influence Afterword Bibliography Index
521			_aDescription : This book tells the untold story of the Married Women's Association. Unlike more conventional histories of family law, which focus on legal actors, it highlights the little-known yet indispensable work of a dedicated group of life-long activists. Formed in 1938, the Married Women's Association took reform of family property law as its chief focus. The name is deceptively innocuous, suggesting tea parties and charity fundraisers, but in fact the MWA was often involved in dramatic confrontations with politicians, civil servants, and Law Commissioners. The Association boasted powerful public figures, including MP Edith Summerskill, authors Vera Brittain and Dora Russell, and barrister Helena Normanton. They campaigned on matters that are still being debated in family law today. Quiet Revolutionaries sheds new light upon legal reform then and now by challenging longstanding assumptions, showing that piecemeal legislation can be an effective stepping stone to comprehensive reform and highlighting how unsuccessful bills, though often now forgotten, can still be important triggers for change. Drawing upon interviews with members' friends and family, and thousands of archival documents, the book is compulsory reading for lawyers, legal historians, and anyone who wishes to explore histories of law reform from the ground up. Winner of the SLSA Socio-Legal Theory and History Book Prize 2023. To listen to podcast episodes about the Married Women's Association, featuring interviews and archival research, visit quietrevolutionaries.podbean.com.
650		0	_913090 _aMarried women--Legal status, laws, etc; Women's rights; Great Britain; Domestic relations
856			_uhttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/quiet-revolutionaries-9781509929412/
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