Else L Hambleton

Daughters of Eve

Pregnant Brides and Unwed Mothers in Seventeenth Century Essex County, Massachusetts

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Produktbeschreibung

This study examines cases of fornication, bastardy, and paternity cases brought before the courts in Essex County, Massachusetts between 1640 and 1692. Prosecution and conviction rates, sentencing patterns, and socio-economic data, as well as attitudes, were analyzed to determine that women who bore illegitimate children were punished more severely than their male partners, and regarded with contempt by the majority of women.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780415948609
• ISBN-10: 0415948606
• Artikelnr.: 22305613

Autorenporträt

Else L. Hambleton

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of Tables List of Figures 1. What For My Afflicted
and Abased Family: The Regulation of Sexual Intercourse between Unmarried
Persons in Essex County, Massachusetts, 1640-1685 2. By Reason of His Great
and Constant Familiarity: Illegitimate Motherhood in Seventeenth-Century
Massachusetts 3. Dishonoring God and Massachusetts: Sociological Aspects of
Illegitimacy 4. To the Great Grief of our Aged Parents: Pregnant Brides in
Seventeenth-Century Massachusetts 5. Playing the Rogue: Rape and Issues of
Consent in Seventeenth-Century Massachusetts 6.They are Here More
Discovered and Seen: Conclusions Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Review
of the Literature Appendix C: The Justice System Bibliography