When gossips meet : women, family, and neighbourhood in early modern England / Bernard Capp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Capp, B. S.

Series:

Oxford studies in social history.

Oxford studies in social history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--England--History--16th century.

Families.

Women--Social conditions--16th century.

Women.

Women--England--History--Renaissance, 1450-1600.

England--Social conditions--16th century.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England sought to make the best of their lives in a society that excluded or marginalized them in almost every sphere. It argues that networks of close friends ('gossips') provided invaluable moral and practical support, helping them to shape their own lives and to play an active role in the affairs of the local community. - ;This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It fo

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Patriarchy and the World of Gossips; 3. Families and Gossips: The Experience of Marriage; 4. Maidservants and the Politics of the Household; 5. Women and Neighbours: Female Disputes; 6. Women and Neighbours: Disputes with Men; 7. Women as Citizens: Public and Political Life; 8. Recreation, Religion, and Female Culture; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography of Manuscript Sources; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-75783-3

0-19-155508-8

1-4237-5718-1

OCLC:

609843660