“MARRY FOR A PENSION”
WOMAN SOLICITOR'S VIEW'S. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. London, Jan. 15. Miss Carlo Morrison, the first woman solicitor, speaking to the Fabian Society, revealed a widespread habit among young women of marrying in order to get what was really a pension. She said: ‘‘They have no children; they do not want them. Then they tire of looking after their husbands, so they accuse them of cruelty and apply for a separation. There are many magistrates who grant these women the maximum allowance of 40s weekly, when a man’s income is only £3.
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1930, Page 10
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