Title: The prospect before her
First published: 1995
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.
Subjects: Economic conditions, Europe, Western, History, Social conditions, Western Europe, Women, Women's rights, Women, history, renaissance, 1450-1600, Women, history, modern period, 1600-, Feminism, Women's studies, Women, europe, Women--history, Women--europe--history, Women's rights--history, Women's rights--europe--history, Hq1587 .h84 1995
Places: Europe, Western Europe