Dublin Core
Title
Studies in Scarlet: Marriage and Sexuality in the U.S. and U.K., 1815-1914.
Publisher
Harvard University
Description
A collection of over 400 trial narratives of American, British, and Irish cases in human sexual relationships between 1815 and 1914. The collection includes famous cases such as the sodomy trial of Oscar Wilde and the adultery trial of Caroline of Brunswick, wife of King George IV. The trials included treat subjects such as domestic violence, sexual assault, adultery, and child custody.
Subject
King George IV
Oscar Wilde
Stanford White
Harry Thaw
Femininity
Womanhood
Women
Femininities
Heterosexuality
heterosexual
Homosexuality
homosexual
lesbian
gay
queer
Marriage
married
marriage guides
Criminalization
prosecution
arrests
laws
Consent
Intimate Partner Violence
sexual abuse
violence
rape
gender based violence
transphobia
homophobia
misogyny
Date
Early 19th Century
Mid-19th Century
Late 19th Century
Gilded Age
Turn-of-the-20th Century
Early 20th Century
1910s
Type
Laws
Trials
Wills
Legal documents
Identifier
Screenshot 2016-06-28 15.05.38.jpg
Coverage
New York City
Philadelphia
Newport, Rhode Island
Boston
Northeast
United Kingdom
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Website Item Type Metadata
Date Accessed
6/28/2016
Source Institution Type
Academic institution or library