Long-Term Trends in Marriage Timing and the Impact of Migration, the Netherlands (1650-1899)

The features of historical marriage patterns have been linked to debates in social and economic history about economic growth and female agency. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the demographics of marriage prior to the nineteenth century. Here, we study trends in sex-specific ages...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Störmer, Corry Gellatly, Anita Boele, Tine De Moor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Instititute of Social History 2017-12-01
Series:Historical Life Course Studies
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Online Access:https://test.openjournals.nl/hlcs/article/view/9327