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The marriage knot

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February 2014, no. 358

The Marriage Knot: Marriage and Divorce in Colonial Western Australia by Penelope Hetherington

UWA Publishing, $24.99 pb, 203 pp, 9781742585215

The marriage knot

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February 2014, no. 358

Between European settlement in 1829 and the 1900 federal referendum, the legislation regulating matrimony in the infant Swan River colony changed eight times. Now, in this intelligent dissection of marriage and divorce laws in colonial Western Australia, historian Penelope Hetherington examines the political, religious, and social forces that effected change, redefined gender relations, and led to a gradual recognition of the rights of women.

Anne Partlon reviews 'The Marriage Knot: Marriage and divorce in colonial Western Australia 1829-1900' by Penelope Hetherington

The Marriage Knot: Marriage and Divorce in Colonial Western Australia

by Penelope Hetherington

UWA Publishing, $24.99 pb, 203 pp, 9781742585215

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