Papers by Nicola Phillips
Law and History Review
This article analyzes how the multidirectional movement of legal and popular printed texts, newsp... more This article analyzes how the multidirectional movement of legal and popular printed texts, newspapers, letters, and citizens contributed to the political and legal influence of individual lawyers across the Atlantic. It is based on a case study of leading common law barrister and Whig MP Thomas Erskine (1750–1823). It examines the dissemination of Erskine's legal and political arguments, and other publications in support of freedom of the press and the constitutional importance of trial by jury in libel trials. Erskine's Country Whig politics, key role in the passage of the 1792 Libel Act, and support for American independence were admired by American lawyers, diplomats, and politicians. His disinterested public service as an advocate meant he personified the ideal of a patriot lawyer that underpinned the classical republican model of law, citizenship, and politics on both sides of the Atlantic. Erskine's powerful, often emotive forensic rhetoric was equally admired as ...
Crime, Histoire & Sociétés, 2013
The text is a facsimile of the print edition. © Droz D uring the Old Bailey sessions of October 1... more The text is a facsimile of the print edition. © Droz D uring the Old Bailey sessions of October 1812 William Collins Burke Jackson, stood in the dock three times on separate charges of forgery, theft
Nicola Phillips has produced a dense and absorbing study of (British) women in business. In line ... more Nicola Phillips has produced a dense and absorbing study of (British) women in business. In line with contemporary usage she employs a capacious definition of 'business' to consider the range, nature, and discursive representations of women's economic activities. The first section of the book considers the legal implications of women's business activity. There follows a case study of female business networks in mid-eighteenth-century Durham, using the archive of gentlewoman Judith Baker. This is succeeded by a consideration of the insurance policies of the Sun Fire Insurance Company between 1735 and 1845. A final section on 'Representation' contains a chapter on gender, trade, and nationalism, and an examination of the advertising strategies of women in the London Daily Advertiser between 1731 and 1775. The section concludes with a discussion of early-Victorian perceptions of female millinery and the plight of needlewomen.
Nicola Phillips has produced a dense and absorbing study of (British) women in business. In line ... more Nicola Phillips has produced a dense and absorbing study of (British) women in business. In line with contemporary usage she employs a capacious definition of 'business' to consider the range, nature, and discursive representations of women's economic activities. The first section of the book considers the legal implications of women's business activity. There follows a case study of female business networks in mid-eighteenth-century Durham, using the archive of gentlewoman Judith Baker. This is succeeded by a consideration of the insurance policies of the Sun Fire Insurance Company between 1735 and 1845. A final section on 'Representation' contains a chapter on gender, trade, and nationalism, and an examination of the advertising strategies of women in the London Daily Advertiser between 1731 and 1775. The section concludes with a discussion of early-Victorian perceptions of female millinery and the plight of needlewomen.
Gender & History, 2010
This case study of fatherhood in early nineteenth-century England examines the conflict between a... more This case study of fatherhood in early nineteenth-century England examines the conflict between a wealthy East India Company merchant and his increasingly wayward adolescent son, who was transported to Australia in 1814. It argues that fatherhood was often necessarily a reactionary process, that did not conform to a static, historically specific model of ideal or dysfunctional fatherhood. It also traces the origins of much of the disagreement to conflicting ideals of masculinity between father and son, which were exacerbated by their rise in wealth and social status. Since both aspired to the elite status of gentleman, the article demonstrates that competing and compatible ideals can co-exist within different generations of the same family. Thus a study of male family experience suggests that hegemonic masculinity is subject to short-term shifts of emphasis on those values adopted by men of different ages and social status.
Using a case study of the passage of the son of a wealthy, well connected East India Company merc... more Using a case study of the passage of the son of a wealthy, well connected East India Company merchant through the English criminal justice system from 1812 to 1815, this article examines the attitudes and strategies of his family, lawyers and prosecutors in order to assess the impact of wealth and influence at different stages of the judicial process. It demonstrates that complex questions of social, political and family allegiances determined when and how wealthy families chose to apply or abandon attempts to influence the course of justice. Both father and son could call on a number of relatives and elite acquaintances, but while the son expected their support, the father sought to prevent it because he wanted the law to stop his profligate son from defrauding society. In doing so he conflated the public good with private interest and, while he insisted on the impartiality of the law, his use of money to hire or fire legal counsel and his decision not to call on influential connections, was highly instrumental and had a significant impact at different stages of the judicial process.
Gender & History, 2010
This case study of fatherhood in early nineteenth-century England examines the conflict between a... more This case study of fatherhood in early nineteenth-century England examines the conflict between a wealthy East India Company merchant and his increasingly wayward adolescent son, who was transported to Australia in 1814. It argues that fatherhood was often necessarily a reactionary process, that did not conform to a static, historically specific model of ideal or dysfunctional fatherhood. It also traces the origins of much of the disagreement to conflicting ideals of masculinity between father and son, which were exacerbated by their rise in wealth and social status. Since both aspired to the elite status of gentleman, the article demonstrates that competing and compatible ideals can co-exist within different generations of the same family. Thus a study of male family experience suggests that hegemonic masculinity is subject to short-term shifts of emphasis on those values adopted by men of different ages and social status.
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