When gossips meet
women, family, and neighbourhood in early modern England
by B. S. Capp
"This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It focuses on the networks of close friends ('gossips') which gave them a social identity beyond the narrowly domestic, providing both companionship and practical support in disputes with husbands and with neighbors of either sex. The book also examines the micropolitics of the household, with its internal alliances and feuds, and women's agency in neighbourhood politics, exercised by shaping local public opinion, exerting pressure on parish officials, and through the role of informal female juries. If women did not openly challenge male supremacy, they could often play a significant role in shaping their own lives and the life of the local community."--Jacket.
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Social conditions, Women, History, Family, Families, Women, great britain, Family, great britain, Women, social conditions, Great britain, social conditions, Women, history, renaissance, 1450-1600, Women--history, Women--england--history--renaissance, 1450-1600, Families--history, Families--england--history--16th century, Women--social conditions, Women--social conditions--16th century, Women--social conditions--history, Women--social conditions--history--16th century, Hq1149.g7 c36 2003, 305.48/9623/0942, 305.4209420903Places
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When gossips meet: women, family, and neighbourhood in early modern England
2003, Oxford University Press
in English
0199255989 9780199255986
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-385) and index.
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