The Widows' Might : : Widowhood and Gender in Early British America / / Vivian Bruce Conger.
In early American society, one’s identity was determined in large part by gender. The ways in which men and women engaged with their communities were generally not equal: married women fell under the legal control of their husbands, who handled all negotiations with the outside world, as well as man...
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: “Lay In A Stock Of Graces Against The Evil Day Of Widowhood”
- 1. “Though She Were Yong, Yet She Did Not Affect a Second Marriage”: The Cultural Community and Widow Remarriage
- 2. “Prosperity & Peace May Alwais Him Attend That to the Widdow Prove Himselfe a Friend”: Widows and the Law
- 3. “To the Tenderness of a Mother Add the Care and Conduct of a Father”: Widows and the Household
- 4. “Tho She No More Increase One Family, She May Support Many”: Neighborly Widows
- 5. “Through Industry and Care Acquired Some Estate of My Own . . . Much Advanced the Same”: Widows in the Economic Community
- Conclusion: “Witnesses to a Will of Madam Toys”
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author