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Stray wives : marital conflict in early national New England
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Stray wives : marital conflict in early national New England / Mary Beth Sievens.
ISBN
081474009X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780814740095 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780814745342 (e-book)
Publication
New York : New York University Press, [2005]
Copyright Notice Date
©2005
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 171 pages)
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Print version: Sievens, Mary Beth. Stray wives : marital conflict in early national New England. New York : New York University Press, [2005]
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 08, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
A "disobedient, clamorous" wife : the problem of wifely submission
"A trifling sum" : economic support and consumer spending in New England marriages
"The duties of a wife" : the meaning of women's work
"The wicked agency of others" : community involvement and marital discord
"Having confidence in her own abilities" : coping with estrangement
"Free and clear from all claims" : divorce and the contradictory nature of women's status
Afterword: Settling "all matters of dispute" : marital conflict, negotiation, and compromise.
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