Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Birth of a Genre; 1 Education and the Early Modern Mother; 2 Generating Maternal Authority; 3 Early Modern Sons and Daughters; 4 Religion and Reform, 1603â#x80;#x93;1623; 5 Obedience and Toleration, 1630â#x80;#x93;1676; 6 Deathbed Legacies; Conclusion: Gender, Genre, and Legacy; Works Cited