The Prospect Before Her: A History of Women in Western Europe, 1500-1800
by By Hufton, Olwen H.
Category: Social Science , Womens Studies

The first in a two-volume history of women in Western Europe ranges from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the modern age, documenting women's childhoods, the role of marriage, male-female relationships, and women's varied roles as mother, provider, widow, leader, nun, saint, prostitute, and witch. 17,500 first printing.