The Archive · 1938

Rights of French Wives Bigger

No Longer Completely Under Thumb of Husbands Paris, Feb, 20.

The rights of French wives have been greatly extended by a number of decrees published in the official zette here The legal rule that a wife must obey her husband has, for instance, been modified to some extent, while the rule that a wife must obey her husband has been modified by an amendment that in the event of abuse of this rule by the husband, the wive may appeal to the court.

The clauses which declared that

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