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Womens Worlds in England presents a unique collection of source materials on womens lives in sixteenth and seventeenth century England. The book introduces a wonderfully diverse group of women and a series of voices that have rarely been heard in history, Drawing on unpublished, archival materials, the book explores women's: experiences of work, sex, marriage and motherhood beliefs and spirituality political activities relationships * mental worlds. In a time when few women could write, this book reveals the multitude of ways in which their voices have left traces in the written record, and deepens our understanding of womens lives in the past. Review the modernizing of text does make this volume eminently accessible t o students, and with its thoughtful introduction and the suggestions on further reading at the back, this book is a gift to teachers of seventeenth-century history.--Elizabeth Clarke, Nottingham Trent University. Created by the careful research and attentive teaching of two respected historians, this is a wonderful book. –Judith M. Bennett, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill About the Author Patricia Crawford is Professor of History at the University of W

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Author

Patricia Crawford, Laura Gowing, Crawford, Patricia

Publisher

Routledge

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780203978542

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Sociology, Gender Studies

Rating

4.23 / 5 (11 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14