Imagine you're a woman of 17 in the 1890’s in the hills of Kentucky when women's only power came through their husbands Imagine you end up in a passionate 10-year affair with a wealthy, powerful, handsome older man, a prominent member of Congress. But when he betrays you, you decide to get even.
Imagine being a young woman of 17 in the 1890’s in the hills of Kentucky when society saw women’s voice as that of her husband, women’s “place” as in the home and caring for children, and women’s influence and power as whimsy and entertainment.
The mores of the era shunned women’s sexuality while celebrating men’s, and you’re just another young woman discarded by a powerful man when he’s done with you.Seeking legal advice, you realize there’s actually a legal statute called “break of promise” for when a man breaks off an engagement to marry. Do you have a case?
Much to your amazement, the courts rule in your favor, in part based on this daughter-in-law’s testimony that turns out to have been pivotal. “This seemingly powerless woman from a backwater in Kentucky took on one of the nation’s most powerful men – and by extension Washington – and won,” Miller wrote, and in the process demonstrated that “there’s a place for women in politics.”
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