| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; A Note on Original Texts; Introduction; Part I: Women's Work; Chapter One 'Goodwives': Marriage and Housewifery; Chapter 2 Women in Business: The Economic Lives of EarlyModern Women; Chapter 3 Childcare: Raising Children from Infancy to Adulthood; Part II: Personal Care; Chapter 4 Food and Drink; Chapter 5 Women and Dress; Chapter 6 Personal Hygiene and Beauty; Part III: Women and Reproduction; Chapter 7 Menstruation: The Time of the Month; Chapter 8 Pregnancy: Being Big with Child; Chapter 9 Giving Birth |
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Chapter 10 Breastfeeding and Hiring a Wet NursePart IV: Women and Religion; Chapter 11 Religion and Worship in Early Modern Women's Lives; Chapter 12 Prophetesses and Preachers: Non-conformist Women; Part V: Women in Public Life; Chapter 13 Courts and Criminals; Chapter 14 Women and Politics; Chapter 15 Literary Women; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This is a lively exploration of the everyday lives of women in early modern England, from 1540-1740. The book uncovers details of how women filled their days, what they liked to eat and drink, what jobs they held, and how they raised their children. With chapters devoted to beauty regimes, fashion, and literature, the book also examines the cultural as well as the domestic aspect of early modern women's lives. Further, the book answers questions such as how women understood and dealt with their monthly periods and what it was like to give birth in a time before modern obstetric care was available. The book also highlights key moments in women's history such as the publication in 1671, of the first midwifery guide by an English woman, Jane Sharp. The turmoil caused by the Civil Wars of the 1640s gave rise to a number of religious sects in which women participated to a surprising extent and some of their stories are included in this book. Also scrutinised are cases of notorious criminals such as murderer Sarah Malcolm and confidence trickster Mary Toft who pretended to give birth to rabbits. Overall the book describes the experiences of women over a two hundred year period noting the changes and continuities of daily life during this fascinating era |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions
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Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century
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Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
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Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
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Medicine -- History -- 17th century.
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Medicine -- History -- 18th century.
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Women -- history
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Social Norms -- history
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History, 16th Century
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History, 17th Century
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History, 18th Century
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Medicine.
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Women.
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Women -- Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
England https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004739 |
| Subject |
Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781473859593 |
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147385959X |
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