Women and property in early modern England / Amy Louise Erickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erickson, Amy Louise.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--England--History.

Women.

Women--England--Economic conditions.

Women--England--Social conditions.

Women--Legal status, laws, etc--England--History.

Property--England--History.

Property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

`An impressive study.' - Germaine Greer. Amy Erickson combines legal, social and women's history in an imaginative and methodically interesting way to chart the limits and the contradictions of women as property owners.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Preface; Map of places cited in the text; Introduction; Law, society and documents; Upbringing; Inheritance; Portions and marriage; The nature of marriage settlements; Marriage settlements in the Court of Chancery; Marriage settlements in probate documents; Widows of men who made wills; Widows of men who did not make wills; How lone women lived; Lone women's wills; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Name index, 1550 1750; General index;

Notes:

Reprinted 1997, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-78557-7

1-134-78558-5

1-280-31940-2

0-203-43593-1

0-203-28688-X

9780203435939

OCLC:

171117365