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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | McCarthy, Therese | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Sendziuk, Paul | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-12T22:50:18Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2024-12-12T22:50:18Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-12 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Australian Colonial History, v.20, p. 63-82 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1441-0370 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/64134 | - |
| dc.description | Editor: David Andrew Roberts | en |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>The article examines the plight of deserted women in colonial South Australia, focusing on the legal and social challenges they faced in securing support from their husbands. We discuss the the Maintenance Act of 1843 and the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1858, which aimed to provide legal recourse for women abandoned by their spouses. Despite these legislative efforts, the enforcement of such laws proved difficult, as many husbands absconded or were imprisoned, leaving their families in dire financial situations. The article highlights individual cases that illustrate the broader societal issues of desertion and the struggle for women to achieve financial independence in a restrictive labor market.</p> | en |
| dc.language | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of New England, School of Humanities | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Australian Colonial History | en |
| dc.rights | CC0 1.0 Universal | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ | * |
| dc.title | Deserted Women and the Law in Colonial South Australia | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.25952/bv55-5889 | en |
| local.contributor.firstname | Therese | en |
| local.contributor.firstname | Paul | en |
| local.output.category | C1 | en |
| local.record.place | au | en |
| local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
| local.publisher.place | Australia | en |
| local.format.startpage | 63 | en |
| local.format.endpage | 82 | en |
| local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
| local.identifier.volume | 20 | en |
| local.contributor.lastname | McCarthy | en |
| local.contributor.lastname | Sendziuk | en |
| local.profile.role | author | en |
| local.profile.role | author | en |
| local.identifier.unepublicationid | une:1959.11/64134 | en |
| dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
| dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
| local.title.maintitle | Deserted Women and the Law in Colonial South Australia | en |
| local.output.categorydescription | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | en |
| local.relation.url | https://blog.une.edu.au/australian-colonial-history/ | en |
| local.search.author | McCarthy, Therese | en |
| local.search.author | Sendziuk, Paul | en |
| local.uneassociation | No | en |
| local.atsiresearch | No | en |
| local.sensitive.cultural | No | en |
| local.year.published | 2018 | en |
| local.fileurl.closedpublished | https://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/99a3e5f0-bb7d-4141-9198-bd3ef5921009 | en |
| local.subject.for2020 | 430302 Australian history | en |
| local.subject.seo2020 | 280113 Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology | en |
| local.profile.affiliationtype | External Affiliation | en |
| local.profile.affiliationtype | External Affiliation | en |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences | |
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