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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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 |