{"product_id":"rational-dress-society","title":"Rational Dress Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Jennifer Chiaverini, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eResistance Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwitchboard Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, a compelling Victorian-era tale of empowerment, love, and the enduring fight for women's rights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vibrant society of late nineteenth-century England, spirited Josephine ';Jo' Mayberry is an aspiring solicitor in an era when women are barred from practicing law. The daughter of a prominent lawyer and a disgraced heiress, Jo's place in polite society is overshadowed by an old family scandal, so when the London matchmaking season arrives, her father sends her to live with a distant cousin, Florence Wallace Pomeroy, Viscountess Harburton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLady Harburton is supposed to help Jo navigate the marriage market, but she is also a leader of the progressive Rational Dress Societya radical movement advocating women's freedom from corsets, heavy skirts, and other traditional attire that damages women's bodies and impairs their movement. Sensing a kindred spirit, Lady Harburton asks Jo to lend her legal training to help the cause. It will not be an easy fight; critics of Rational Dress rightly suspect that they have even greater ambitions. Once women are enabled to move freely and independently in the world, they may claim a greater share of it, including the vote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Jo rises to the challenge, she also grapples with an unexpected romantic entanglement with a handsome journalist and the weight of her mother's scandalous past. When the Rational Dress Society finds itself at the center of a historic court case, Jo resolves to stay true to her principles even at the risk of her reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the true story of early heroes of the Women's Rights Movement, \u003ci\u003eThe Rational Dress\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSociety\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid picture of a young woman finding her voice in a world resistant to change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495401759093,"sku":"9780063476271","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/rational-dress-society","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}