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When Gossips Meet Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England

This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England sought to make the best of their lives in a society that excluded or marginalized them in almost every sphere. It argues that networks of close friends ('gossips') provided invaluable moral and practical support, helping them to shape their own lives and to play an active role in the affairs of the local community. - ;This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It fo.

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  • "Aimed at social and cultural historians, this is an exploration of how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early Modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture. It focuses on the networks of close friends ('gossips') which gave them a social identity beyond the narrowly domestic."
  • "This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England sought to make the best of their lives in a society that excluded or marginalized them in almost every sphere. It argues that networks of close friends ('gossips') provided invaluable moral and practical support, helping them to shape their own lives and to play an active role in the affairs of the local community. - ;This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It fo."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Ressources Internet"
  • "Llibres electrònics"
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  • "When gossips meet : women, family, and neighbourhood in early Modern England"
  • "When Gossips Meet Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England"@en
  • "When gossips meet women, family, and neighbourhood in early modern England"@en
  • "When gossips meet women, family, and neighbourhood in early modern England"
  • "When Gossips Meet : Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England"
  • "When gossips meet : women family and neighbourhood in modern England"@en
  • "When gossips meet : women, family, and neighbourhood in early modern England"

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