1874 WOMEN'S RIGHTS. Foundational Text on the Legal Status of Women before the Law by John Proffatt Miracles tolerate the idea that we

tolerate the idea that we are to commit outrages on our fellow creatures for the sake of gain

Appointment of a Commission to "quiet the disturbances now subsisting in certain of the American Colonies

a growing book collection of some 20

one of the members of the Hook and Ladder Company fined for smoking

Let us set everything in order [there is that word again]

1874 WOMEN'S RIGHTS. Foundational Text on the Legal Status of Women before the Law by John Proffatt Miracles tolerate the idea that weA very scarce first edition of John Proffatt's foundational legal treatise that systematically analyzed and challenged the discriminatory statutes governing 19th century women. Written by a member of the New York Bar, this seminal work moved beyond mere legal description to provide a comprehensive historical survey, tracing womens legal standing from ancient civilizations to the American Victorian era. Proffatt specifically interrogated the inequities