Women in early modern England, 1550-1720 /
What was life like for ordinary women who lived in Tudor and Stuart England? This fascinating book provides a frank account of the daily experiences of these women, using first-hand sources such as letters, diaries, and household accounts.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Clarendon Press,
1998.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Contexts. Medical understandings of woman's body ; Religious teachings ; The law and its administration ; Citizenship ; Popular notions ; Stereotypes
- 2. Childhood and adolescence. Early years ; Service ; Courtship
- 3. Adult life. Marriage ; Maternity ; Single women ; Widowhood ; Old age ; Death
- 4. Female culture. Space ; Speech ; Material culture ; The practice of piety ; Female friendship ; Passionate friends and lesbian relationships ; Female consciousness and feminism
- 5. The makeshift economy of poor women. Work and gender ; Poverty ; Making a living ; Indigence and destitution
- 6. Occupational identities and social roles. Running a household ; Professional and skilled work: medical, educational, and cultural ; Crafts, trades, and multiple occupations ; Royal, civic, and institutional employment ; Public housewifery ; Changes over the period, 1550-1720
- 7. Politics. Female monarchs ; Aristocratic women: queens consort, female courtiers, and matriarchs ; Popular politics before 1640 ; Women and revolution, 1640-1660 ; Women in political movements, 1660-1720.