Caroline Norton's importance lies mainly in her dramatic demonstration that she, like few other Englishwomen of her time, could surmount convention by living as a public figure estranged from her husb...
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Caroline Norton is often cited by feminist scholars for her role in the battle for women's rights in the nineteenth century. On her separation from her husband, George Norton, in 1836, she faced the s...
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Caroline Norton is primarily remembered for the notorious scandal surrounding the breakup of her marriage, for her influence on British divorce and custody legislation, and for her novels. Virtually a...
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Caroline Norton
