Daughters of Eve: Pregnant Brides and Unwed Mothers in Seventeenth Century Essex County, Massachusetts (Studies in American Popular History and Culture)
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- Synopsis
- This study examines cases of fornication, bastardy, and paternity cases brought before the courts in Essex County, Massachusetts between 1640 and 1692. Prosecution and conviction rates, sentencing patterns, and socio-economic data, as well as attitudes, were analyzed to determine that women who bore illegitimate children were punished more severely than their male partners, and regarded with contempt by the majority of women.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781135934309
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780203486047, 9780415948609, 9780415948609, 9780415649025, 9780415649025
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 05/08/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Routledge
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.