The Widows' Might : : Widowhood and Gender in Early British America / / Vivian Bruce Conger.
In early American society, one’s identity was determined in large part by gender. The ways in which men and women engaged with their communities were generally not equal: married women fell under the legal control of their husbands, who handled all negotiations with the outside world, as well as man...
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Conger, Vivian Bruce, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Widows' Might : Widowhood and Gender in Early British America / Vivian Bruce Conger. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2009] ©2009 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: “Lay In A Stock Of Graces Against The Evil Day Of Widowhood” -- 1. “Though She Were Yong, Yet She Did Not Affect a Second Marriage”: The Cultural Community and Widow Remarriage -- 2. “Prosperity & Peace May Alwais Him Attend That to the Widdow Prove Himselfe a Friend”: Widows and the Law -- 3. “To the Tenderness of a Mother Add the Care and Conduct of a Father”: Widows and the Household -- 4. “Tho She No More Increase One Family, She May Support Many”: Neighborly Widows -- 5. “Through Industry and Care Acquired Some Estate of My Own . . . Much Advanced the Same”: Widows in the Economic Community -- Conclusion: “Witnesses to a Will of Madam Toys” -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In early American society, one’s identity was determined in large part by gender. The ways in which men and women engaged with their communities were generally not equal: married women fell under the legal control of their husbands, who handled all negotiations with the outside world, as well as many domestic interactions. The death of a husband enabled women to transcend this strict gender divide. Yet, as a widow, a woman occupied a third, liminal gender in early America, performing an unusual mix of male and female roles in both public and private life.With shrewd analysis of widows’ wills as well as prescriptive literature, court appearances, newspaper advertisements, and letters, The Widows’ Might explores how widows were portrayed in early American culture, and how widows themselves responded to their unique role. Using a comparative approach, Vivian Bruce Conger deftly analyzes how widows in colonial Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Maryland navigated their domestic, legal, economic, and community roles in early American society. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Widows United States Economic conditions. Widows United States History. HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775). bisacsh American. Might. culture. early. explores. portrayed. responded. role. their. themselves. unique. were. widows. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110706444 print 9780814716748 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814772966.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814772966 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814772966/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: “Lay In A Stock Of Graces Against The Evil Day Of Widowhood” -- 1. “Though She Were Yong, Yet She Did Not Affect a Second Marriage”: The Cultural Community and Widow Remarriage -- 2. “Prosperity & Peace May Alwais Him Attend That to the Widdow Prove Himselfe a Friend”: Widows and the Law -- 3. “To the Tenderness of a Mother Add the Care and Conduct of a Father”: Widows and the Household -- 4. “Tho She No More Increase One Family, She May Support Many”: Neighborly Widows -- 5. “Through Industry and Care Acquired Some Estate of My Own . . . Much Advanced the Same”: Widows in the Economic Community -- Conclusion: “Witnesses to a Will of Madam Toys” -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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