Download or read book Women Before the Court written by Lindsey Moore and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking study of women in Britain and British America through two centuries of pivotal changes in the law, economy and empire, this work shows how the expansion of women's legal status gave them increased financial independence and undermined patriarchal relationships within the household.