Printed Ephemera — 1909
How the Law Protects the Wife
Picture postcard titled "How the Law Protects the Wife", showing an illustration of a judge sitting at a desk, opposite a woman. The text below reads: "Wife: 'Sir, can you help me, my husband earns 30/- a week and only gives me 5/- for food for myself and children.' Law: 'I cannot help you my good woman, your husband need only keep you alive, that is one of the laws of England'."
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- NN29958
- Object name:
- How the Law Protects the Wife
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Mac
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- Production date:
- 1909
- Material:
card, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 89 mm, W 139 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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