"WIDOW, n. A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ's tenderness towa…"

"He first deceased; she for a little tried To live without him, liked it not, and died."

"It is the custom with you, for the eldest of five brothers to marry and for the wife of such brother to be common to …"

"See yonder blushing vine tree grow, And clasp a dry and wither’d plane, And round its youthful tendril throw A shelte…"

"Many girls are forced into a marriage before they have the full rights of adulthood. It is a horrific form of human r…"

"Daughters are frequently seen as burdens or commodities because of pervasive gender inequality. In places where the g…"

"Forced and especially early forced marriages in the has long been known to be a serious problem, but now it has been …"

"Child marriage has rapidly gained international attention over the last decade with donors increasingly recognising t…"

"[C]hild marriage or marriage of the non-adults remain a dangerous practice in char-chapori areas. For the immigrant M…"

"Hindu child brides in India are flogged, and sometimes burned alive, if the pathetic dowry they bring is judged to be…"