Lindsay R. Moore

Women before the court

Law and patriarchy in the Anglo-American world, 1600-1800

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a ground-breaking study of women in Britain and British America through two centuries of pivotal changes in the law, economy and empire. It shows how the expansion of womenâ s legal status gave them increased financial independence and undermined patriarchal relationships within the household. -- .

Produktdetails

• Gender in History
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 244g
• ISBN-13: 9781526151711
• ISBN-10: 1526151715
• Artikelnr.: 58590906

Autorenporträt

Lindsay R. Moore teaches European and World History at University of Missouri-Kansas City

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: 'When Women goe to Law, the Devill is full of Businesse'
Part I 1 The varieties of Anglo-American law: property, patriarchy, and
women's legal status in England and America 2 Women as plaintiffs and
defendants: the common law, equity, and ecclesiastical jurisdictions Part
II 3 Masters and mistresses, servants and slaves: patriarchy and
subordinate agency in the household 4 Wives and (unwed) mothers: women's
claims for financial support 5 Inheritance and family feuds: the legal
power of elite women Part III 6 Economic expansion and the erosion of
patriarchy Index