The Tudor housewife / / Alison Sim

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910975022503321
• Autore: Sim Alison <1961->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Gloucestershire, : Sutton Publishing; Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2000, c1996
• ISBN: 0-7735-7279-1
• Edizione: [Paperback ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 305/.4896/55/0942/09031
• Soggetti: Housewives - England - Social conditions; Women - England - Social conditions; England Social conditions 16th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Picture Credits -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Marriage -- 2. Childbirth -- 3. The Education of Girls -- 4. Housework -- 5. Food and Drink -- 6. The Housewife as Doctor -- 7. Women and Business Life -- 8. Religion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: Beginning with a general introduction that outlines the structure of Tudor society, The Tudor Housewife includes information on religion and marriage, highlighting various religious ceremonies and observances and the arrangement and celebration of marriages; childbirth and raising children, exploring attitudes to childbirth, education, and the religious and moral training of children; household duties, such as washing, cleaning, and preparing food and drink; home remedies, focusing on the medicines available to and the medical knowledge of the housewife; and the role women played in business.