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Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women's Lives, 1540-1714
Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women's Lives, 1540-1714

Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women's Lives, 1540-1714

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Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women’s Lives, 1540-1714

Sara Read

 

A lively exploration of the everyday lives of women in early modern England that uncovers details of how women filled their days, what they liked to eat and drink, what jobs they held, and how they raised their children. With chapters devoted to beauty regimes, fashion, and literature, the book examines the cultural as well as the domestic aspect of early modern women’s lives. The book also examines issues such as what it was like to give birth in a time before modern obstetric care and highlights key moments in women's history such as the 1671 publication of the first midwifery guide by an English woman, and the turmoil caused by the Civil Wars of the 1640s.

 

Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Paperback

ISBN 9781399023207

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