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Women in early modern Europe, 1500-1700 / Cissie Fairchilds.

Title
Women in early modern Europe, 1500-1700 / Cissie Fairchilds.
Author
Fairchilds, Cissie C.
Publication
Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson/Longman, c2007.

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Description
vi, 378 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"Early modern woman inhabited many roles: wife and mother, worker and property owner, artist and scientist, nun and martyr, citizen, soldier and ruler. This book portrays the early modern period as a time when women not only helped shape their world but also challenged traditional notions of their place within it."--Jacket.
Series Statement
Longman history of European women
Uniform Title
Longman history of European women
Subject
  • 1500-1699
  • Women > Europe > History > 16th century
  • Women > Europe > History > 17th century
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-364) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The patriarchal paradigm -- Women and the family -- Women and work -- Women and religion -- Women and the state.
ISBN
  • 9780582357181
  • 0582357187
LCCN
^^2007061480
OCLC
  • 85692943
  • SCSB-11291521
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library