| Women's Worlds in Seventeenth-Century England: A Sourcebook Contributor(s): Crawford, Patricia (Editor), Gowing, Laura (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415156378 ISBN-13: 9780415156370 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: "Women's Worlds in England" presents a unique collection of source materials on women's lives in sixteenth and seventeenth century England. The book introduces a wonderfully diverse group of women and a series of voices that have rarely been heard in history, from a poor Devon servant-girl to Queen Anne herself. Drawing on unpublished, archival materials, the book explores women's: * experiences of work, sex, marriage and motherhood * beliefs and spirituality * political activities * relationships * mental worlds In a time when few women could write, this book reveals the multitude of ways in which their voices have left traces in the written record, and deepens our understanding of women's lives in the past. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| LCCN: 99024671 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.32" W x 9.42" (1.69 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Womens Worlds in England presents a unique collection of source materials on womens lives in sixteenth and seventeenth century England. The book introduces a wonderfully diverse group of women and a series of voices that have rarely been heard in history, Drawing on unpublished, archival materials, the book explores women's: * experiences of work, sex, marriage and motherhood * beliefs and spirituality * political activities * relationships * mental worlds. In a time when few women could write, this book reveals the multitude of ways in which their voices have left traces in the written record, and deepens our understanding of womens lives in the past |