The prospect before her
Subtitle: a history of women in Western Europe
By: Olwen Hufton.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Alfred Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Women -- Europe, Western -- History; Women -- Europe, Western -- Social conditions
Description: How did women in 16th century western Europe cope with the consequences of being considered inherently sinful--as well as being legally and economically subordinate to their fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons? What might become of a woman unable to raise a dowry? What were the difficulties faced by spinsters, single mothers, and widows? In this brilliant investigation into the lives of women from all social strata, Hufton leads us from poor-house to palazzo, from cradle to grave, illuminating what it meant to be female in western Europe during the years 1500 to 1800.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: London : HarperCollins, 1995.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. 1500-1800