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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777537203321

Autore

Capp B. S

Titolo

When Gossips Meet [[electronic resource] ] : Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2004

ISBN

1-280-75783-3

0-19-155508-8

1-4237-5718-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (411 p.)

Collana

Oxford Studies in Social History

Disciplina

305.4209420903

Soggetti

Women - History - Renaissance, 1450-1600 - England

Families - History - 16th century - England

Women - Social conditions - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 support, helping them to shape their own lives and to play an active role in the affairs of the local community. - ;This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It fo