TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brode,Patrick
TI  - Courted and Abandoned: Seduction in Canadian Law 
T2  - Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
SN  - 9781442657625
AV  - KE8930.S43 B76 2002eb
U1  - 345.71/0253 21
PY  - 2002///]
CY  - Toronto : 
PB  - University of Toronto Press, 
KW  - Seduction
KW  - Canada
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Sex and law
KW  - Sexual ethics
KW  - HISTORY / Canada / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - restricted access
N2  - A pregnancy outside of marriage was a traumatic event in frontier Canada, one that had profound legal implications, not only for the mother, but also for the woman's family, the alleged father, and for the entire community. Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada - breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of marriage, and criminal conversation - that were part of the inherited English law and were a major feature of early Canadian law.Encompassing all ten Canadian provinces, Brode's study examines the court cases and the communities in which they arose. He illustrates the progression of these 'heartbalm' actions as women gained more and more autonomy in the late nineteenth century, until questions arose as to the applicability of these feudal remedies in a modern society. He argues that the heartbalm cases are a testament to how early Canadians tried to control sexuality and courtship, even consensual activity among adults. In mixing legal and social issues, and showing how they interact, Courted and Abandoned makes a significant contribution to legal history, women's studies, and cultural history
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ER  -