Women's Agency in Early Modern Britain and the American Colonies

By:

Rosemary O'Day

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Themes in British Social History

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Women in early modern Britain and colonial America were not the weak husband- and father-dominated characters of popular myth. Quite the reverse, strong women were the norm. They exercised considerable influence as important agents in the social, economic, religious and cultural life of their societies. This book shows how women on both sides of the Atlantic, while accepting a patriarchal system with all its advantages and disadvantages, contrived to carve out for themselves meaningful lives. Unusually it concentrates not only on the making and meaning of marriage, but also upon the partnership between men and women. It also looks at the varied roles – cultural, religious and educational – that women played both inside and outside marriage during the key period 1500-1760. Women emerge as partners, patrons, matchmakers, investors and network builders.

Author Biography:

Rosemary ODay is Professor of History at the Open University. Her work is focussed on English and American early modern social and religious history. She has published many books and always begins her studies with an exhaustive study of original manuscript and printed sources.

Release date Australia

November 1st, 2007

Author

Rosemary O'Day

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

504

Series

Themes in British Social History

Dimensions

156x246x31

ISBN-13

9780582294639

Product ID

2479428

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