Lillian Harman and Edwin Walker, of the great state of Kansas circa 1887. Lillian was a suffragette and the daughter of a noted anarchist ; Edwin was a progressive journalist and feminist sympathizer. They were made for each other. When they fell in love and decided to seal their relationship, they visited neither minister nor judge , but entered instead into what they called an autonomistic marriage. They created their own wedding vows, speaking during the ceremony about the absolute privacy of their union, and swearing that Edwin would not dominate his wife in any way, nor would she take his name. Moreover, Lillian refused to swear eternal loyalty to Edwin, but stated firmly that she would make no promises that it may become impossible or immoral for me to fulfill, but retain the right to act always as my conscience and best judgement shall dictate The freedom to enter into or dissolve their own unions, on their own terms, for private reasons, entirely free from meddling interference by church, law or family. They wanted parity with each other and fairness within their marriage. But mostly what they wanted was the liberty to define their own relationship based on their own personal interpretations of love.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:59:09 +0000
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