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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Witkowski, Monica C., 1981-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
Series:Recht und Gesellschaft.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "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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