Jane Campbell: Parliamentary divorce pioneer — The History of Parliament
On 23 June 1801, a woman called Jane Campbell divorced her husband Edward Addison by Act of Parliament, and became the first woman to obtain a Parliamentary divorce. Dr Mari Takayanagi, Senior Archivist at the Parliamentary Archives and joint Project Manager for Vote 100, discusses how this came about, the significance of the case, and … More Jane Campbell: Parliamentary divorce pioneer — The History of Parliament