Women in Early Modern England 1550-1720

Name: Women in Early Modern England 1550-1720
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ISBN: 9780198208129

ISBN-10: 019820812X

ISBN-13: 9780198208129

Edition: 1998

Authors: Sara Mendelson, Patricia Crawford

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What was life like for women who lived in Tudor and Stuart England? This fascinating book provides a colourful and comprehensive account of the daily experiences of these women, using first-hand sources such as diaries, letters, and household accounts. The authors investigate the varying expectations and opportunities that existed at different stages of women's lives; and examine a range of different themes: the role of female friendships and networks of support or censure; the ways in which women were affected by prevailing gender stereotypes; the diverse roles of women in the religious and political movements of the times. The book focuses on the preoccupations of ordinary women,…

Book details

List price: $69.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/24/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface, acknowledgements, abbreviations, glossary, list of illustrations


Introduction



Contexts:- Medical theories


Religious teachings


The law and its administration


Citizenship


Popular notions


Stereotypes


Misogyny and patriarchy.



Life Stages:- Childhood and Adolescence: Early 7years


Service


Courtship.



Adult Life:- Marriage


Maternity


Single women


Widowhood


Old age


Death.



Female Culture:- Space


Speech


Material culture


The practice of piety


Female friendship


Passionate friends and lesbian relationships


Female consciousness and feminism.



The Makeshift Economy of Poor Women:- Work and gender


Poverty


Making a living


The indigent and destitute.



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.



Politics:- Female monarchs


Aristocratic women: Queens consort and courtiers


Popular politics before 1640


Women and revolution, 1640-1660


Women in political movements, 1660-1720.


Conclusion


Epilogue


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