Women Before the Court

Law and Patriarchy in the Anglo-American World, 1600–1800

This book is a ground-breaking study of women in Britain and British America through two centuries of pivotal changes in the law, economy and empire. It shows how the expansion of women's legal status gave them increased financial independence and undermined patriarchal relationships within the household.

décembre 2020, env. 184 pages, Gender in History, Anglais
Ingram Publishers Services
978-1-5261-5171-1

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