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It was a feminist, not "the Patriarchy," who wrote, lobbied for, and pushed through the legislation to make maternal custody the default
Topic: Feminist ActivismSource
Citation: A Plain Letter to the Lord Chancellor on the Infant Custody Bill Author(s): Norton Institution(s): Link: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/vwwp/view?docId=VAB7126&doc.view=print Nation(s): United Kingdom Year(s): 1839 Source: Primary Type: Historical DocumentDiscussion
Other Notes:Source of "the Tender Years Doctrine" | Many of the "reductio ad absurdums" that Norton resorted to in order to justify the legislation have actually come true