Mrs. Anna Miesse, Local Doctor’s Wife
Mrs. Anna Miesse, Local Doctor’s Wife
This chapter relays the limited information available about Ott’s early life, and focuses on her live as the wife of Dr. Jonathan Miesse in Chillicothe, Ohio. The household of this small-town physician and his wife, the household in which their children grew, was complicated, unhappy, and sometimes ugly. Jonathan filed for divorce in 1849, after twelve years of marriage, but withdrew his application within two months, and attempted a separation agreement in 1853. He again filed for divorce in late 1855. This chapter focuses on marriage laws and the contrast between marriage ideals and realities.
Keywords: divorce, marriage law, marital separation agreement, doctor’s wife, medical education, Chillicothe, Ohio
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