02773nam 2200589Ia 450 991082336600332120200520144314.01-280-75783-30-19-155508-81-4237-5718-1(CKB)1000000000460494(EBL)453591(OCoLC)609843660(SSID)ssj0000270981(PQKBManifestationID)11206372(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270981(PQKBWorkID)10280868(PQKB)10733123(MiAaPQ)EBC453591(EXLCZ)99100000000046049420030428d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhen gossips meet women, family, and neighbourhood in early modern England /Bernard Capp1st ed.Oxford Oxford University Press20031 online resource (411 p.)Oxford studies in social historyIncludes bibliographical references and index.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 history.FamiliesEnglandHistory16th centuryWomenSocial conditions16th centuryWomenEnglandHistoryRenaissance, 1450-1600EnglandSocial conditions16th centuryFamiliesHistoryWomenSocial conditionsWomenHistory305.4209420903Capp B. S1636355MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823366003321When Gossips Meet3977587UNINA