Widows' Might

Name: Widows' Might
Brand: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780814716748
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Widowhood and Gender in Early British America

Autor: Vivian Leigh Bruce Conger

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Editura: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS

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In early American society, one's identity was determined in large part by gender. The ways in which...

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Autor

Vivian Leigh Bruce Conger

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2009

Pagini

272

EAN

9780814716748

ISBN

0814716741

Enbook ID

04930920

Editura

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS

Greutate

482

Dimensiuni

152 x 229 x 21

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In early American society, one's identity was determined in large part by gender. The ways in which men and women engaged with their communities were generally not equal: married women fell under the legal control of their husbands, who handled all negotiations with the outside world, as well as many domestic interactions. The death of a husband enabled women to transcend this strict gender divide. Yet, as a widow, a woman occupied a third, liminal gender in early America, performing an unusual mix of male and female roles in both public and private life. With shrewd analysis of prescriptive literature as well as widows' wills, court appearances, newspaper advertisements, and letters, "The Widows' Might" explores how widows were portrayed in early American culture, and how widows themselves responded to their unique role. Using a comparative approach, Vivian Bruce Conger deftly unpacks how widows in the Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Maryland colonies navigated their domestic, legal, economic, and community roles in early American society.

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