Women in Early Modern England 1550-1720

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

AvSara Mendelson,Patricia Crawford

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This is an original, accessible, and comprehensive survey of life as it was experienced by most Englishwomen during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The authors examine virtually all aspects of women's lives: female life-stages from birth to death; the separate culture of women, including female friendship and feminist consciousness; the diverse roles of women in the religious and political movements of the day; and the effect of prevailing perceptions of gender differences. Comparisons are made between the makeshift economy of poor women and the occupational identities, and preoccupations, of the middling and elite classes. This fascinating and well-illustrated book reconstructs the mental and material world of Tudor and Stuart women. It will become the standard text on the subject.

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Utgivningsdatum1998-05-07
Mått162 x 242 x 32 mm
Vikt920 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor480
FörlagClarendon Press
ISBN9780198201243

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Preface, acknowledgements, abbreviations, glossary, list of illustrations ; Introduction ; 1. Contexts:- Medical theories; Religious teachings; The law and its administration; Citizenship; Popular notions; Stereotypes; Misogyny and patriarchy. ; 2. Life Stages:- 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; The indigent and destitute. ; 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. ; 7. 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 ; Select bibliography

... a rich, full and stimulating analysis of many aspects of women's lives during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries ... very clearly structured throughout ... Mendelson and Crawford's book is wide-ranging and sophisticated, and should be widely read. It will serve both as an invaluable teaching companion and, with its immensely detailed bibliography (which is especially good as a guide to manuscripts and unpublished doctoral work), as a useful tool for further research for many years to come.