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The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law â€“ A Hidden History

By (author) Kate Morgan

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A Waterstones Best History Book 2024 'Compulsively readable' â€“ Times Literary Supplement 'An outstanding work' â€“ Philippa Gregory 'A powerful narrative told with frankness and sensitivity' Helen Fry, historian and author of Women In Intelligence 'A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more they are beaten, the better theyâ€™ll be.' So went the proverb quoted by a prominent MP in the Houses of Parliament in 1853. His words â€“ intended ironically in a debate about a rise in attacks on women â€“ summed up the prevailing attitude of the day, in which violence against women was waved away as a part and parcel of modern living â€“ a chilling seam of misogyny that had polluted both parliament and the law. But were things about to change? In this vivid and essential work of historical non-fiction, Kate Morgan explores the legal campaigns, test cases and individual injustices of the Victorian and Edwardian eras which fundamentally re-shaped the status of women under British law. These are seen through the untold stories of women whose cases became cornerstones of our modern legal system and shine a light on the historical inequalities of the law. We hear of the uniquely abusive marriage which culminated in the dramatic story of the â€˜Clitheroe wife abductionâ€™; of the domestic tragedies which changed the law on domestic violence; the controversies surrounding the Contagious Diseases Act and the women who campaigned to abolish it; and the real courtroom stories behind notorious murder cases such as the â€˜Camden Town Murderâ€™. Exploring the 19th- and early 20th Century legal history that influenced the modern-day stances on issues such as domestic abuse, sexual violence and divorce, The Walnut Treelifts the lid on the shocking history of women under British law â€“ and what it means for women today.

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