Never Married: Singlewomen in Early Modern England Contributor(s): Froide, Amy M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199270600 ISBN-13: 9780199270606 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Social History |
Dewey: 306.815 |
LCCN: 2005272797 |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.42" W x 9.36" (1.16 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. |