Never married : singlewomen in early modern England / Amy M. Froide.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Froide, Amy M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Single women--England--History--16th century.

Single women.

Single women--England--History--17th century.

Single women--England--History--18th century.

Single women--England--Social conditions--16th century.

Single women--England--Social conditions--17th century.

Single women--England--Social conditions--18th century.

Single women--England--Economic conditions--16th century.

Single women--England--Economic conditions--17th century.

Single women--England--Economic conditions--18th century.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

History.

England.

Physical Description:

vii, 246 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Summary:

This is the first book of original research on the women who never married in early modern England. Amy Froide looks at how singlewomen's lives differed from those of wives and widows, at the social relationships of women without husbands, and at how these women supported themselves. She also examines the economic and civic contributions singlewomen made to urban life and explores the English origins of the spinster and old maid stereotype.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [222]-242) and index.

ISBN:

0199270600

OCLC:

57283417