The adventures of a woman in search of her rights / by Florence Claxton : containing nearly one hundred original drawings by the author, which have been reproduced in fac-simile by the graphotype process of engraving.

Claxton, Florence, The adventures of a woman in search of her rights , [1871?]

Creator:: Claxton, Florence
Title(s):: The adventures of a woman in search of her rights / by Florence Claxton : containing nearly one hundred original drawings by the author, which have been reproduced in fac-simile by the graphotype process of engraving.
Published/Created:: London : The Graphotyping Company, Limited, 7, Garrick Street, Covent Garden, W.C.., [1871?]
Physical Description:: [17] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 22 x 34 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
HQ1596 .C53 1871+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3752325
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Date from NUC pre-56.
BAC HQ1596 .C53 1871+: Bound in original printed boards.
A satirical story of a young woman who, after being left by a suitor, becomes "emancipated" and studies at Oxford. She fails at careers as a lawyer, politician, artist, and doctor, then moves to America to marry Brigham Young.
Subject Terms:: Women -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc.
Women -- Wit and humor.
Women's rights -- Great Britain -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Form/Genre:: Relief prints.
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