Women at law in early colonial Maryland /

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The settlers in early colonial Maryland had to form a new legal system while remaining in-sync with the contemporary laws of England. This book looks at how one group of settlers, women, negotiated their place in society via this new legal system. Drawing on the work of Lois Green Carr and Lorena Wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Witkowski, Monica C., 1981-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
Colección:Recht und Gesellschaft.
Temas:
1600-1799
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Maryland > History > 18th century.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Maryland > History > 17th century.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Maryland > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Maryland > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Maryland
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "To preserve harmony among men"
  • and women? : colonial Maryland society, women, and the law
  • "They say I am a witch" : early Maryland and witchcraft
  • "Would you have me confess that I killed a man?" : violent crimes
  • "Nor a woman chaste" : sexual offenses
  • Maryland women and property
  • Conclusion : a "race of convicts"?

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