02740nam 22005653u 450 991077753720332120230207224836.01-280-75783-30-19-155508-81-4237-5718-1(CKB)1000000000460494(EBL)453591(OCoLC)609843660(SSID)ssj0000270981(PQKBManifestationID)11206372(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270981(PQKBWorkID)10280868(PQKB)10733123(MiAaPQ)EBC453591(EXLCZ)99100000000046049420130418d2004|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhen Gossips Meet[electronic resource] Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern EnglandOxford Oxford University Press, UK20041 online resource (411 p.)Oxford Studies in Social HistoryDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-927319-7 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; IndexThis 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 foOxford Studies in Social HistoryWomenHistoryRenaissance, 1450-1600EnglandlatNLIFamiliesHistory16th centuryEnglandlatNLIWomenSocial conditions16th centurylatNLIWomenHistoryFamiliesHistoryWomenSocial conditions305.4209420903Capp B. S1586049AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910777537203321When Gossips Meet3872270UNINA