Stray wives
Subtitle: marital conflict in early national New England
By: Mary Beth Sievens.
Publisher: New York University Press; NYU Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9780814740095
Subjects: Marital conflict -- New England -- History -- 18th century.; Marital conflict -- New England -- History -- 19th century.; Wives -- New England -- History.; Husband and wife -- New England -- History.; Legal advertising -- New England -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A "disobedient, clamorous" wife : the problem of wifely submission; title: "A trifling sum" : economic support and consumer spending in New England marriages; title: "The duties of a wife" : the meaning of women's work; title: "The wicked agency of others" : community involvement and marital discord; title: "Having confidence in her own abilities" : coping with estrangement; title: "Free and clear from all claims" : divorce and the contradictory nature of women's status; title: Afterword: Settling "all matters of dispute" : marital conflict, negotiation, and compromise.