Amy M Froide

Never Married

Singlewomen in Early Modern England

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Produktbeschreibung

In the first original study of the women who never married in early modern England, Amy Froide looks at how their lives differed from those of wives and widows, at their social relationships, and at how singlewomen supported themselves. She also examines the contributions they made to urban life and the origins of the old maid stereotype.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9780199237623
• ISBN-10: 019923762X
• Artikelnr.: 23568289

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Introduction
* 2: Marital Status as a Category of Difference: Singlewomen and Widows
* 3: Single But Not Alone: The Family History of Never-Married Women
* 4: A Maid is Not Always a Servant: Singlewomen in the Urban Economy
* 5: Women of Independent Means: The Civic Significance of
Never-Married Women
* 6: Spinsters, Superannuated Virgins, and Old Maids: Representations
of Singlewomen
* 7: The Question of Choice: How Never-Married Women Represented
Singleness
* 8: Epilogue
* Bibliography
* Index