Marriage and Divorce

Pamphlet by Divorce Law Reform Union. The Matrimonial Causes Act 1923 reformed divorce law making it possible for women to divorce their husbands on the grounds of adultery. Prior to this it had only been possible for men to obtain divorce on these grounds, as women also had to prove other forms of cruelty. The law was a result of a long campaign by such organisations as the Divorce Law Reform Union, who issued this pamphlet in 1913 with a preface by the famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Women’s Library @ LSE has major holdings relating to divorce law reform from the 19th and 20th centuries.