The celebrated trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge : the most noted breach of promise suit in the history of court records ...

The celebrated trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge : the most noted breach of promise suit in the history of court records ...

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Pollard, Madeline, 1863-1945, plaintiff.
Imprint:	[s.l.] : American Print. and Binding Co., 1894.
Description:	320 p. : ports. ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The Gerritsen collection of women's history ; no. 2242.1 Gerritsen collection of women's history ; no. 2242.1.
Subject:	Breach of promise -- United States.
Format:	Microform Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3554514

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Other authors / contributors:	Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904, defendant. District of Columbia. Supreme Court.
Notes:	Cover title: Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge, a young school girl.--A member of congress. Trial in the Supreme court of the District of Columbia. Microfiche. Sanford, N.C. : Microfilming Corp. of America, 1980. -- 4 sheets ; 11 x 15 cm. -- (The Gerritsen collection of women's history ; no. 2242.1)
Summary:	The proceedings and public response to this trial, wherein a young woman brought suit against her fiance for marrying another woman, provides interesting insight into social attitudes toward marriage and the relations between the sexes in late 19th century America.

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Item Description:	Cover title: Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge, a young school girl.--A member of congress. Trial in the Supreme court of the District of Columbia.
Physical Description:	320 p. : ports. ; 20 cm.