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October 16, 1883
The San Antonio Light
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
What is this article about?
A Philadelphia divorce reform association aims to limit divorce grounds to reduce cases, but the text argues true reform lies in diminishing societal demand for divorce, rendering such associations obsolete when courts handle fewer suits.
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In Philadelphia a divorce reform association is seeking to abridge divorces by reducing the number of causes for which divorce shall be granted. But the question seems to be, shall the absence of the remedy, or the demand for it, constitute reform. To increase the grounds of divorce and diminish the applications would denote moral progress, which ought to be the measure of reform. That is to say, the thing to be desired is not to want divorce. When the courts shall find their dockets free from that class of suits there will be no more work for a divorce reform association.
What sub-type of article is it?
Editorial
Social Commentary
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Divorce Reform
Philadelphia
Moral Progress
Social Norms
Legal Reform
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
Story Details
Location
Philadelphia
Story Details
A divorce reform association in Philadelphia seeks to reduce divorces by limiting legal grounds, but the commentary posits that genuine reform occurs when societal demand for divorce decreases, eliminating the need for such groups.