UID:
edocfu_9958352461002883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780812200218
Content:
Despite the significant number of never-married laywomen in medieval and early modern Europe, the study of their role and position in that society has been very limited. Singlewomen in the European Past opens up this group for further investigation.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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1. A Singular Past --
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2. Singlewomen in Medieval and Early Modern Europe --
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3. "It Is Not Good That [Wo] man Should Be Alone" --
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4. Single by Law and Custom --
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5. Sex and the Singlewoman --
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6. Transforming Maidens --
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7. Having Her Own Smoke --
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8. Singlewomen in Early Modern Venice --
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9. Marital Status as a Category of Difference --
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10. The Sapphic Strain --
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11. Singular Politics --
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Appendix. Demographic Tables --
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Contributors --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812200218
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200218
