Little scholarship has been dedicated to nineteenth-century Texas family life and no published scholarship to date has addressed the more specific topic of divorce. This study attempts to fill that gap in the historiography through a quantitative analysis of 373 divorce actions filed in Washington and Harrison Counties. The findings show a high degree of equity between men and women in court decisions granting divorces, and in property division and custody rulings. Texas women enjoyed a relatively high degree of legal and personal autonomy, which can be attributed, in part, to a property-rights heritage from Spanish civil law.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc279404 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Pruitt, Francelle LeNaee |
| Contributors | Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-, Lowe, Richard G., Hagler, Dorse Harland, 1937- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | viii, 164 leaves : ill., map, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Washington County, United States - Texas - Harrison County |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Pruitt, Francelle LeNaee |
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