Witness History: Archive 2013 - Women and the law in Britain

Over 175 years ago, a society hostess called Caroline Norton began campaigning for the rights of married women. Her husband had stopped her from seeing her children and had accused her of having an affair with the Prime Minister of the day.

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Published on Monday, 1st April 2013.

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