| Never Married: Singlewomen in Early Modern England Contributor(s): Froide, Amy M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 019923762X ISBN-13: 9780199237623 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $64.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 306.815 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first book of original research on the women who never married in early modern England. Amy Froide looks at how singlewomen's lives differed from those of wives and widows, at the social relationships of women without husbands, and at how these women supported themselves. She also examines the economic and civic contributions singlewomen made to urban life and explores the English origins of the spinster and old maid stereotype. |
