1st Edition
Women's Worlds in Seventeenth-Century England A Sourcebook
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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Womens Worlds in England presents a unique collection of source materials on womens lives in sixteenth and seventeenth century England. The book introduces a wonderfully diverse group of women and a series of voices that have rarely been heard in history, Drawing on unpublished, archival materials, the book explores women's: * experiences of work, sex, marriage and motherhood * beliefs and... Read more
Introduction; 1: Bodies; 2: Religion, Beliefs, Spirituality; 3: Work; 4: Poverty and Property; 5: Sexual Experiences; 6: Marriage; 7: Maternity; 8: Relationships; 9: Politics and Protests; 10: Mental Worlds
Biography
Patricia Crawford, Laura Gowing
'This is genuinely a treasure chest of resources for early modernists and historians of women.' - The Economic History Review
