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Near Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" (USA) Presumed 1st edition. There wwere some pages with pencil underlining but these have been erased, thus Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 354pp, index, B&W illusttationss and photos. Although the frequency of child marriages has declined since the early twentieth century, Syrett reveals that the practice was historically far more widespread in the United States than is commonly thought. It also continues to this day: current estimates indicate that 9 percent of living American women were married before turning eighteen. By examining the legal and social forces that have worked to curtail early marriage in America--including the efforts of women's rights activists, advocates for children's rights, and social workers--Syrett sheds new light on the American public's perceptions of young people marrying and the ways that individuals and communities challenged the complex legalities and cultural norms brought to the fore when underage citizens, by choice or coercion, became husband and wife. (2.2 JM HOJ 302/1.
