02764oam 2200529I 450 991014917600332120240501153911.01-315-44072-51-315-44070-91-315-44071-710.4324/9781315440729 (MiAaPQ)EBC4732729970389282(PPN)231131526(CKB)3710000000933084(EXLCZ)99371000000093308420180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA biographical encyclopedia of early modern Englishwomen exemplary lives and memorable acts, 1500-1650 /edited by Carole Levin, Anna Riehl Bertolet, and Jo Eldridge Carney1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (919 pages)0-7546-6900-9 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.1. Artists, musicians, and entertainers -- 2. Criminals -- 3. Entrepreneurs and builders -- 4. Immigrants, expatriates, exiles, and world travelers -- 5. Jewish women -- 6. Litigants -- 7. Madwomen -- 8. Mistresses -- 9. Mothers, dauthers, wives, and widows -- 10. Patrons and philanthropists -- 11. Pirates and warriors -- 12. Political women -- 13. Printers -- 14. Prostitutes -- 15. Royal family -- 16. Scholars -- 17. Witches -- 18. Women and needlework -- 19. Women and religion -- 20. Women and theatre -- 21. Women at court -- 22. Writers.From the exemplary to the notorious to the obscure, this comprehensive and innovative encyclopedia showcases the worthy women of early modern England. Poets, princesses, or pirates, the women found in these pages are indeed worth knowing and this volume will introduce many female figures to even the most established scholars in the field. The book is well illustrated and liberally sprinkled with quotations either by or about the women in the text.WomenEnglandBiographyEncyclopediasWomenEnglandHistoryRenaissance, 1450-1600BiographyEncyclopediasWomenEnglandHistory17th centuryBiographyEncyclopediasWomenWomenHistoryBiographyWomenHistoryBiography920.720942Bertolet Anna Riehl1970-1232790Carney Jo Eldridge1954-1172531Levin Carole1948-1031555MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910149176003321A biographical encyclopedia of early modern Englishwomen2862550UNINA