LEADER 02740nam 22005653u 450 001 9910777537203321 005 20230207224836.0 010 $a1-280-75783-3 010 $a0-19-155508-8 010 $a1-4237-5718-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000460494 035 $a(EBL)453591 035 $a(OCoLC)609843660 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000270981 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206372 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270981 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10280868 035 $a(PQKB)10733123 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC453591 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000460494 100 $a20130418d2004|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhen Gossips Meet$b[electronic resource] $eWomen, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press, UK$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (411 p.) 225 1 $aOxford Studies in Social History 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-927319-7 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThis book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England sought to make the best of their lives in a society that excluded or marginalized them in almost every sphere. It argues that networks of close friends ('gossips') provided invaluable moral and practical support, helping them to shape their own lives and to play an active role in the affairs of the local community. - ;This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It fo 410 0$aOxford Studies in Social History 606 $aWomen$xHistory$yRenaissance, 1450-1600$zEngland$9lat$2NLI 606 $aFamilies$xHistory$y16th century$zEngland$9lat$2NLI 606 $aWomen$xSocial conditions$y16th century$9lat$2NLI 615 7$aWomen$xHistory 615 7$aFamilies$xHistory 615 7$aWomen$xSocial conditions 676 $a305.4209420903 700 $aCapp$b B. S$01586049 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777537203321 996 $aWhen Gossips Meet$93872270 997 $aUNINA