Born and Made: Sisters, Brothers, and the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill

Gruner examines the debate sparked by the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill in Victorian England. Men marrying their dead wives' sisters was never a problem but even the thought of it was quite disturbing.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 1999, Vol.24 (2), p.423-447
1. Verfasser:	Gruner, Elisabeth Rose
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	1835-1907 Brothers Children Cultural Characteristics - history Culture Deceased Wife's Sister Bill Family Family - ethnology Family - history Family - psychology Family Relations - ethnology Family Relations - legislation & jurisprudence Family Relationship Family Structure Fantasy Females Feminist perspectives History of medicine History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Husbands Incest Law Legislation Legislation as Topic - economics Legislation as Topic - history Marriage Marriage - ethnology Marriage - history Marriage - legislation & jurisprudence Marriage - psychology Marriage law Mothers Role Self Actualization Sexual Abuse Sexuality Sibling Relationship Siblings Sisters Social Behavior - history Social Conformity Sociology Sociology of law and criminology Sociology of law and justice Sonnets Spouses - education Spouses - ethnology Spouses - history Spouses - legislation & jurisprudence Spouses - psychology United Kingdom - ethnology United States - ethnology Victorian era Victorian period Victorians Widowhood - economics Widowhood - ethnology Widowhood - history Widowhood - legislation & jurisprudence Widowhood - psychology Women
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Zusammenfassung:	Gruner examines the debate sparked by the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill in Victorian England. Men marrying their dead wives' sisters was never a problem but even the thought of it was quite disturbing.
ISSN:	0097-9740 1545-6943
DOI:	10.1086/495346