Women in English Society, 1500-1800

Name: Women in English Society, 1500-1800
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Provides a systematic analysis of various aspects of women's lives between 1500 and 1800, concentrating on detailed research into specific groups of women where it has been possible to build up a picture in some detail. > Provides a systematic analysis of various aspects of women's lives between 1500 and 1800, concentrating on detailed research into specific groups of women where it has been possible to build up a picture in some detail. > List of plates, List of contributors, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Preface, Foreword, 1 Marital fertility and lactation 1570\u20131720, 2 The remarrying widow: a stereotype reconsidered, 3 Women and the urban economy: Oxford 1500\u20131800, 4 Reviled and crucified marriages: the position of Tudor bishops\u2019 wives, 5 Recusant women 1560\u20131640, 6 Stuart women\u2019s diaries and occasional memoirs, 7 Women\u2019s published writings 1600\u20131700, Index > \n'The essays in this volume are both scholarly and extremely stimulas