English housewives in theory and practice, 1500-1640

Women in early modem England were expected to marry, and then to become housewives. Despite the fact that nearly fifty percent of the population was in this position, little is known of the expectations and realities of these English housewives. This thesis examines both the expectations and actual...

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Main Author: Botelho, Lynn Ann
Format: Others
Published: PDXScholar 1991
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Online Access:https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4293
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5303&context=open_access_etds