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.
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.
* 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
* 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
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