Surpassing the Love of Men by Lillian Faderman

Dame Cumming Gordon, the wealthy and powerful grandmother of the accusing student, advises her friends to remove their daughters from the boarding school. A student, Jane Cumming, accuses her school mistresses, Jane Pirie and Marianne Woods, of having an affair in the presence of their students. Scotch Verdict: Miss Pirie and Miss Woods v. Her fascinating portrait documents the social, economic, and sexual pressures shaping the lives of nineteenth-century women and the issues of class and gender contributing to their marginalization. Reconstructing the libel suit filed by Pirie and Woods―which resulted in a scotch verdict, or a verdict of inconclusive/not proven―Faderman builds a compelling narrative from court transcripts, judges' notes, witnesses' contradictory testimony, and the prejudices of the men presiding over the case. Within days, the institution was deserted and the two women were deprived of their livelihoods.Īward-winning author Lillian Faderman recreates the events surrounding this notorious case, which became the basis for Lillian Hellman's famous play, The Children's Hour. Dame Helen Cumming Gordon, the wealthy and powerful grandmother of the accusing student, advised her friends to remove their daughters from the Drumsheugh boarding school. In 1810, a Scottish student named Jane Cumming accused her school mistresses, Jane Pirie and Marianne Woods, of having an affair in the presence of their students. (In 1810, a Scottish student named Jane Cumming accused he.) Urn:oclc:833131090 Republisher_date 20120705021555 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120621065353 Scanner Verdict: The Real-Life Story That Inspired 'The Children's Hour' OL578925W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 96.79 Pages 500 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1936833174 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:09:42 Boxid IA154517 Boxid_2 CH117501 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York, NY Donorīowles Edition.

Surpassing the Love of Men by Lillian Faderman