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New York Divorce Scandal Barbara Weisberg, author of Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York:BARBARA-WEISBERG-STRANGE-PASSIONS
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1868
New York Divorce Scandal
Barbara Weisberg, author of Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York: In 1850s New York, high-society figures Mary Stevens and Peter Strong marry, forming an enviable upper-class match. However, after moving to the Strong family's rural Queens estate, domestic friction and illness mount. Following her infant daughter's death, Mary confesses to an 18-month affair with Peter's brother, Edward. This revelation leads to a high-profile 1865 divorce trial, exposing elite secrets, legal custody battles, and the era's severe, double-standard matrimonial laws to an astonished public. (1)
New York Divorce Scandal
Barbara Weisberg, author of Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York: In 1850s New York, high-society figures Mary Stevens and Peter Strong marry, forming an enviable upper-class match. However, after moving to the Strong family's rural Queens estate, domestic friction and illness mount. Following her infant daughter's death, Mary confesses to an 18-month affair with Peter's brother, Edward. This revelation leads to a high-profile 1865 divorce trial, exposing elite secrets, legal custody battles, and the era's severe, double-standard matrimonial laws to an astonished public. (1)