The virtuous and violent women of seventeenth-century Massachusetts / Emily C.K. Romeo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Romeo, Emily C. K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puritans--Rhode Island--Providence--History--17th century.

Puritans.

Married women--Legal status, laws, etc--Massachusetts--History--17th century.

Married women.

Family violence--Law and legislation--Massachusetts--History--17th century.

Family violence.

Violence--Massachusetts--History--17th century.

Violence.

Puritans--Massachusetts--History--17th century.

Puritan women--Massachusetts--Social conditions--17th century.

Puritan women.

Sex role--Religious aspects--Puritans.

Sex role.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amherst, Massachusetts : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]

Summary:

Dismantling the image of the peaceful and serene colonial goodwife and countering the assumption that New England was inherently less violent than other regions of colonial America, Emily C.K.Romeo offers a revealing look at acts of violence by Anglo-American women in colonial Massachusetts, from the everyday to the extraordinary.

Contents:

Cover

Series

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Limits of Household Violence

Order and Disorder

Chapter 2. From "That Wicked House"

Women and Infanticide

Chapter 3. Almost Inconceivable Foes

Anglo-American Women and Indian War

Chapter 4. "The Devil will Bless Himself, to Find Such a Convenient Lodging"

Women and the Witchcraft Threat

Chapter 5. Female Violence

From Potential Threat to Cultural Weapon

Notes

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-62534-512-7

OCLC:

1204311314