Not All Wives : Women of Colonial Philadelphia /

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Marital status was a fundamental legal and cultural feature of women's identity in the eighteenth century. Free women who were not married could own property and make wills, contracts, and court appearances, rights that the law of coverture prevented their married sisters from enjoying. Karin W...

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Autor principal: Wulf, Karin A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Early American & Colonial History.
U.S. History.
Womens Studies.
HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775).
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • INTRODUCTION: "Not All Wives": The Problem of Marriage in Early America
  • CHAPTER ONE. Martha Cooper's Choice: Literature and Mentality
  • CHAPTER TWO. Elizabeth Norris's Reign: Religion and Self
  • CHAPTER THREE. Mary Sandwith's Spouse: Family and Household
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Rachel Draper's Neighborhood: Work and Community
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Ann Dunlap's "Great Want": Poverty and Public Policy
  • CHAPTER SIX. Lydia Hyde's Petition: Property and Political Culture
  • Index

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