{"product_id":"without-consent-a-landmark-trial-and-the-decadeslong-struggle-to-make-spousal-rape-a-crime-isbn-9780063480766","title":"Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Sarah Weinman, author of \u003cem\u003eScoundrel \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Real Lolita,\u003c\/em\u003e comes an eye-opening story about the first major spousal rape trial in America and urgent questions it raised about women’s rights that would reverberate for decades.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1978, Greta Rideout was the first woman in United States history to accuse her husband of rape, at a time when the idea of “marital rape” seemed ludicrous to many Americans and was a crime in only four states. After a quick and conservative trial acquitted John Rideout and a defense lawyer lambasted that “maybe rape is the risk of being married,” Greta was ridiculed and scorned from public life, while John went on to be a repeat offender. Thrust into the national spotlight, Greta and her story would become a national sensation, a symbol of a country’s unrelenting and targeted hate toward women and a court system designed to fail them at every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA now little-remembered trial deserving of close, wide, and lasting attention, Sarah Weinman turns her signature intelligence and journalistic rigor to the enduring impact of this case. \u003cem\u003eOregon v. Rideout \u003c\/em\u003edirectly inspired feminist activists, who fought state by state for marital rape laws, a battle that was not won in all fifty until as recently as 1993. Mixing archival research and new reporting involving Greta, those who successfully pressed charges against John in later years, as well as the activists battling the courts in parallel, \u003cem\u003eWithout Consent\u003c\/em\u003e embodies vociferous debates about gender, sexuality, and power, while highlighting the damaging and inherent misogyny of American culture then and still now.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Never sensational nor voyeuristic, [Weinman] tells these people’s stories with clarity and compassion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A searing, thoroughly researched examination of misogyny in past and present American culture — a particularly important history to understand now, as women’s rights are under attack.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A diligent researcher and an engaging writer, she makes effective use of court testimony, newspaper accounts and, where possible, her own interviews. This creates a compelling and at times harrowing narrative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Weinman tells the stories of Greta and the other survivors with empathy and respect, offering readers a well-researched and thoughtful narrative that sheds light on their experiences and broader systemic issues.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Riveting…Weinman’s skills as a storyteller shine throughout...It’s a propulsive legal drama that underscores how difficult it still is to bring rapists to justice.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sarah Weinman writes with energy about a case with present-day ramifications.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Weinman…brings her signature storytelling and thorough reporting to the subject.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTown and Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compelling tale about two people and the world's reactions to them…if there is a takeaway in \u003ci\u003eWithout Consent \u003c\/i\u003efor today, it may be how far we've come. People in 2025 seem to hate being told that we've made progress and that we're not living in hopelessly unenlightened and dramatically doomedtimes. Yet it's impossible to read this book without marveling at the retrograde attitudes of a time not that long ago.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Nolan Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A well-argued work of legal journalism that shines light on the darkest corners of married life.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Important and impressive…\u003cem\u003eWithout Consent \u003c\/em\u003eis history, yes, but also a warning about the future. A reminder of what happens when a right is given half-heartedly, or without teeth, or with every expectation that it will be diminished or eliminated. What does it mean for a society when rights are less foundations than pendulums — which basically makes them playthings, whims, historical artifacts?” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Belkin, author of Genealogy of a Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With characteristic rigor and grace, Weinman recounts a harrowing, overlooked chapter in the struggle for women’s rights in America. But this book does far more than unearth history. It stands as a powerful testament to the individual courage women have displayed, and the personal sacrifice they have been forced to make, in demanding dignity and freedom. We owe Weinman a debt of gratitude for telling Greta Rideout’s urgent story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeyward Darby, author of Sisters in Hate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Weinman is the rare true-crime writer who rises above the genre’s inherent voyeurism to interrogate our moral, cultural and legal failings. She focuses on the stories of the women behind key cases and crimes, allowing them the depth of hindsight, and the rich humanity that trials by their very nature flatten... A book that is years — decades — overdue.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this compelling deep dive into the havoc and trauma wreaked by misogyny, Weinman deftly uses Oregon’s first marital rape case to explore the failures of our criminal legal system and to trace the harm caused by a society that—then, as now—refuses to see women as people deserving of equal rights.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoxanna Asgarian, author of We Were Once a Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This definitive account of the Rideouts’ relationship and trial is a major contribution to the history of women fighting for control over our bodies—and a reminder that for many Americans, as recently as the nineties, marriage was effectively a form of ownership. This is a rigorously reported story that’s as propulsive as it is haunting. \u003cem\u003eWithout Consent\u003c\/em\u003e cautions us that the fight for justice does not always end with the passage of a just law.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex Mar, author of Seventy Times Seven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Through detailed research and beautiful writing, Sarah Weinman has created an evocative, unputdownable, and haunting narrative about one woman and the trial that changed marriage for all women in America. . . . Sarah Weinman has made a name for herself as a master of true crime writing, and this book is Weinman at her best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyz Lenz, author of This American Ex-Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48252279849189,"sku":"NP9780063480766","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/without-consent-a-landmark-trial-and-the-decadeslong-struggle-to-make-spousal-rape-a-crime-isbn-9780063480766","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}