City Women is a major new study of the lives of ordinary women in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century London. By using court testimonies written down by clerks, it tells the stories of these mostly illiterate women in their own words, and explores their dogged struggles for survival and advancement.
City Women is a major new study of the lives of ordinary women in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century London. By using court testimonies written down by clerks, it tells the stories of these mostly illiterate women in their own words, and explores their dogged struggles for survival and advancement.
Since receiving her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2009, Eleanor Hubbard has been an assistant professor in the history department of Princeton University, where she specializes in the social and cultural history of early modern Britain.
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Introduction 1: In Search of Preferment 2: Making a Match 3: Maidservants Adrift 4: Household Mistresses 5: Public Lives 6: Her Honest Labour 7: Dealing with Death Conclusion Bibliography
Introduction 1: In Search of Preferment 2: Making a Match 3: Maidservants Adrift 4: Household Mistresses 5: Public Lives 6: Her Honest Labour 7: Dealing with Death Conclusion Bibliography
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