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Women In 17th-century England--heiresses And Dairymaids, Holy Women And Prostitutes, Criminals And Educators, Widows And Witches, Midwives And Mothers, Heroines, Courtesans, Prophetesses, Businesswomen, Ladies Of The Court, And That New Breed, The Actress. Prologue: How Weak? -- Pt. 1: As It Was--this Blessed Knot. A Wife Sought For Wealth ; Affection Is False ; Crown To Her Husband ; The Pain And The Peril ; Are You Widows? ; Poor And Atrabilious ; Unlearned Virgins ; Living Under Obedience --pt. 2: With The War--stronger Grown. Courage Above Her Sex ; His Comrade ; A Soliciting Temper ; Sharing In The Commonwealth ; When Women Preach -- Pt. 3: Afterwards--a Continual Labour. Worldly Goods ; Divorce From Bed And Board ; Benefiting By Accomplishments ; Petticoat-authors ; Helping In God's Vineyard ; The Delight Of Business ; Wanton And Free ; Actress As Honey-pot ; The Modest Midwife -- Epilogue: How Strong? Antonia Fraser. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 501-518.

Author

Fraser, Antonia, 1932-

Publisher

New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780394513515

Subjects

Sociology, History, Gender Studies

Rating

3.93 / 5 (977 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14