Title: The Tudor housewife /
Authors: Sim, Alison, 1961-
Publisher: Sutton Pub. ; McGill-Queen's University Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Women History; Women England History.; Housewives England History.; Housewives England Social conditions.; Women England Social conditions.; Femmes au foyer Angleterre Conditions sociales.; Femmes Angleterre Conditions sociales.; Huisvrouwen.; Dagelijks leven.; England Social conditions; Angleterre Conditions sociales
Abstract: Beginning with a general introduction that outlines the structure of Tudor society, The Tudor Housewife includes information on religion and marriage, highlighting various religious ceremonies and observances and the arrangement and celebration of marriages; childbirth and raising children, exploring attitudes to childbirth, education, and the religious and moral training of children; household duties, such as washing, cleaning, and preparing food and drink; home remedies, focusing on the medicines available to and the medical knowledge of the housewife; and the role women played in business.
Contents: 1. Marriage -- 2. Childbirth -- 3. The Education of Girls -- 4. Housework -- 5. Food and Drink -- 6. The Housewife as Doctor -- 7. Women and Business Life -- 8. Religion.