When Gossips Meet : Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England.

This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England sought to make the best of their lives in a society that excluded or marginalized them in almost every sphere. It argues that networks of close friends ('gossips') provided invaluable moral and practical...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Capp, Bernard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 2004.
Series:Oxford studies in social history.
Subjects:
1450-1600
Families > England > History > 16th century.
Women > Social conditions > 16th century.
Women > England > History > Renaissance, 1450-1600.
Familles > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Femmes > Conditions sociales > 16e siècle.
Femmes > Angleterre > Histoire > 1450-1600 (Renaissance)
Families
Social conditions
Women > Renaissance
Women > Social conditions
Gender Studies & Sexuality.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
England > Social conditions > 16th century.
Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 16e siècle.
England
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Patriarchy and the World of Gossips; 3. Families and Gossips: The Experience of Marriage; 4. Maidservants and the Politics of the Household; 5. Women and Neighbours: Female Disputes; 6. Women and Neighbours: Disputes with Men; 7. Women as Citizens: Public and Political Life; 8. Recreation, Religion, and Female Culture; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography of Manuscript Sources; Index.

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