
The Victorian practice of ‘Wife-Selling’ will be the subject of a talk in Bradford.
Between the late 17th and the early 19th century Wife-Selling in England was a way of ending an unsatisfactory marriage by mutual agreement when divorce was practically impossible for all but the very rich.
The talk will be held by Lauren Padgett, Assistant Curator for Bradford Museums and Galleries, at Bradford Industrial Museum on Sunday 10 March 1.00pm to 2.15pm to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The talk will introduce the folk custom of Wife-Selling by tracing it through 19th century literary references and pictorial representations.