Applying contemporary understandings of financial abuse to women’s experiences of marital violence in colonial South Australia, 1859–1893

Financial abuse is a central component of domestic violence. Often difficult to disentangle from other forms of domestic violence, its complex and near invisible nature can allow it to go undetected by those experiencing it and by the legal system alike. Historicising financial abuse is a delicate and challenging task, but it is essential for a few reasons.