Women in Stuart England and America : A Comparative Study

ISBN-13: 9780415629805 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 288 str.

Roger Thompson

Opis

This study offers valuable perspectives on the status and roles of women in Stuart England and in the newly settled colonies of North America, particularly Massachusetts and Virginia.

Spis treści

Preface  Part 1: Introduction  1. The Seventeenth-Century Scene  Part 2: A New World  2. The Sex Ratio  3. Economic Opportunities  4. Women and the Puritan Churches  5. Women and the Frontier  Part 3: Cultural Contrasts  6. Courtship and Marriage  7. The Family  8. Women’s Legal Position and Rights  9. Women’s Education in England and the Colonies  10. The Vote  11. The Moral Tone of Society.  Epilogue

O autorze

Roger Thompson