The Rights of the Defenseless: Protecting Animals and Children in Gilded Age America

In This Work, Pearson Seeks To Understand The Institutional, Cultural, Legal, And Political Significance Of The Perceived Bond Between Animals And Children, And The Attempts Made To Protect Them. Introduction: The Legend Of Mary Ellen Wilson -- The Child Is An Animal: Domesticity, Discipline, And The Logic Of Joint Protection -- A Relic Of Barbarism: Cruelty, Civilization, And Social Order -- The Rights Of Whatever Can Suffer: Reconciling Liberalism And Dependence -- The Dove Has Claws: Sympathy And State Power -- Conclusion: From Cruelty To Child Welfare. Susan J. Pearson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.