1. "To Maintain His Authority": The Settlement Era

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Prologue 1
5. 1. "To Maintain His Authority": The Settlement Era 9
6. 2. "When a Man Stoops to Strike a Woman": The 1890s 47
7. 3. "His Face Is Weak and Sensual": Portland and the Whipping Post Law 72
8. 4. "To Use His Muscle on Her": 1920-1945 97
9. 5. "We Found That We Were Not Alone": The Years after World War II 135
10. Conclusion 170
11. Appendix: Quantitative Measures 175
12. Abbreviations 179
13. Notes 181
14. Index 235