The wealth of wives : women, law, and economy in late medieval London / Barbara A. Hanawalt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanawalt, Barbara A., 1941- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--England--London--History--To 1500.

Women.

Women--England--London--Economic conditions.

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

England--Social conditions--1066-1485.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Introduction. Ch. 1: Daughter and Identities. Ch. 2: Education and Apprenticeship. Ch. 3: Heiresses, Dowry, and Dower. Ch. 4: The Formation of Marriage. Ch. 5: Recovery of Dower and Widows' Remarriage. Ch. 6: For Better or For Worse: The Marital Experience. Ch. 7: The Standard of Living and Women as Consumers. Ch. 8: Women as Entrepreneurs. Ch. 9: Servants, Casual Labor, and Vendors. Conclusion. Appendix I. Glossary. Notes. Bibliography

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Daughters and Identities; 2 Education and Apprenticeship; 3 Inheritance, Dowry, and Dower; 4 The Formation of Marriage; 5 Recovery of Dower and Widows' Remarriage; 6 For Better or Worse: The Marital Experience; 7 Standard of Living and Women as Consumers; 8 Women as Entrepreneurs; 9 Servants, Casual Labor, and Vendors; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-298) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771725-X

0-19-029522-8

1-281-16374-0

0-19-804260-4

9786611163747

1-4356-0589-6

OCLC:

476246237