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by Eugene A. (Eugene Arthur) Hecker
A Short History of - Women's Rights
From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. - With Special Reference to England and the United States - By - Eugene A. Hecker
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
PREFACE
CHAPTER I - WOMEN'S RIGHTS UNDER ROMAN LAW, FROM AUGUSTUS TO JUSTINIAN—27 B.C. TO 527 A.D.
CHAPTER II - WOMEN AND THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
CHAPTER III - RIGHTS OF WOMEN AS MODIFIED BY THE CHRISTIAN EMPERORS
CHAPTER IV - WOMEN AMONG THE GERMANIC PEOPLES
CHAPTER V - DIGRESSION OF THE LATER HISTORY OF ROMAN LAW
CHAPTER VI - THE CANON LAW AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (444K characters)
Release date
2004-03-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
b. 1884
Best known for an early 20th-century history of women’s rights, this little-known writer tackled big social questions with a researcher’s eye. His surviving work suggests a strong interest in law, history, and the changing status of women in society.
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