1st Edition
Women in Stuart England and America A Comparative Study
By Roger Thompson
Copyright 1974
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1974, this study offers valuable perspectives on the status and roles of women in Stuart England and in the newly settled colonies of North America, particularly Massachusetts and Virginia. Incorporating both new research on the subject, and the findings of other scholars on demographic and social history, the author examines the effects of sex ratios, economic... Read more
Preface Part 1: Introduction 1. The Seventeenth-Century Scene Part 2: A New World 2. The Sex Ratio 3. Economic Opportunities 4. Women and the Puritan Churches 5. Women and the Frontier Part 3: Cultural Contrasts 6. Courtship and Marriage 7. The Family 8. Women’s Legal Position and Rights 9. Women’s Education in England and the Colonies 10. The Vote 11. The Moral Tone of Society. Epilogue
Biography
Roger Thompson
