In 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall', Anne Brontë advocated for social reform regarding:
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Correct answer: Married women's property rights and child custody laws
The novel was radical for its time in depicting a woman fleeing an abusive marriage to protect her son. It highlighted the legal reality that, in 1848, a wife's identity and property were legally absorbed by her husband upon marriage.
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