The evolution of women's asylums since 1500
Subtitle: from refuges for ex-prostitutes to shelters for battered women
By: Sherrill Cohen.
Series: Studies in the history of sexuality
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Women's shelters -- Italy -- History -- 16th century; Women's shelters -- Italy -- History -- 17th century; Women -- Italy -- Social conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-254) and index.