"Alleenstaanden." . . "Single women England History 16th century." . . "Geschichte 1500-1800" . . "Geschichte 1500-1800." . "Single women England Social conditions 16th century." . . "Geschichte 1500-1700" . . "Social Science." . . "Engeland." . . "Solteres Anglaterra Condicions econòmiques S. XVIII." . . "Großbritannien." . . "Grossbritannien." . "Alleinstehende Frau." . . "Single women England History 18th century." . . "Single women England Social conditions 18th century." . . . . "FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Marriage." . . "Single women England History 17th century." . . "1500 - 1799" . . "Single women England Social conditions 17th century." . . "Vrouwen." . . "Femmes seules Angleterre Histoire 16e siècle." . . "Femmes seules Angleterre Conditions économiques 17e siècle." . . "femme seule Angleterre (Grande-Bretagne) 16e s. / 18e s." . . "Single women." . . "Single women" . "England." . . "England" . "Mujeres Gran Bretaña Inglaterra Historia." . . "Femmes seules Angleterre Conditions sociales 17e siècle." . . "Single women Economic conditions." . . "Single women Economic conditions" . "Single women England Economic conditions 17th century." . . "Solteres Anglaterra Condicions socials S. XVIII." . . "célibataire (femme) Angleterre (Grande-Bretagne) 16e s. / 18e s." . . "Solteres Anglaterra Condicions econòmiques S. XVI." . . "Single women Social conditions." . . "Single women Social conditions" . "Sociaal-economische aspecten." . . "Single women England Economic conditions 16th century." . . . . . . . . . . "Never Married Singlewomen in Early Modern England" . . . "Electronic resource" . . . . . . "Never married : singlewomen in early modern England"@en . . "Never married : singlewomen in early modern England" . . . . . . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . "A book of original research on the women who never married in early modern England, this text looks at how singlewomen's lives differed from those of wives and widows, at the social relationships of women without husbands, and at how these women supported themselves.--Résumé de l'éditeur." . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . "A book of original research on the women who never married in early modern England, this text looks at how singlewomen's lives differed from those of wives and widows, at the social relationships of women without husbands, and at how these women supported themselves." . . . . . . . . . "Never Married : Singlewomen in Early Modern England" . . . . "Llibres electrònics" . . . . . . . "Online-Publikation" . . . . . . . . . . "Never married singlewomen in early modern England" . . "Never married singlewomen in early modern England"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Never Married: Singlewomen in Early Modern England investigates a paradox in the history of early modern England: although one third of adult women were never married, these women have remained largely absent from historical scholarship. Amy Froide reintroduces us to the category of difference called marital status and to the significant ways it shaped the life experiences of early modern women. By de-centring marriage as the norm in social, economic, and cultural terms, her book critically refines our current understanding of people's lives in the past and adds to a recent line of scholarship that questions just how common 'traditional' families really were. This book is both a social-economic study of singlewomen and a cultural study of the meanings of singleness in early modern England. It focuses on never-married women in England's provincial towns, and on singlewomen from a broad social spectrum. Covering the entire early modern era, it reveals that this was a time of transition in the history of never-married women.During the sixteenth century life-long singlewomen were largely absent from popular culture, but by the eighteenth century they had become a central concern of English society. As the first book of original research to focus on singlewomen on the period, it also illuminates other areas of early modern history. Froide reveals the importance of kinship in the past to women without husbands and children, as well as to widows, widowers, single men, and orphans. Examining the contributions of working and propertied singlewomen, she is able to illustrate the importance of gender and marital status to urban economies and to notions of urban citizenship in the early modern era. Tracing the origins of the spinster and old maid stereotypes she reveals how singlewomen were marginalized as first the victims and then the villains of Protestant English society." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Femmes seules Angleterre Conditions sociales 16e siècle." . . "Donne nubili - Inghilterra - Sec.16.-18." . . "Geschiedenis van het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Ierland." . . "Single women England Economic conditions 18th century." . . "Femmes seules Angleterre Histoire 18e siècle." . . "Solteres Anglaterra Condicions socials S. XVII." . . "Femmes célibataires Grande-Bretagne Angleterre (GB) Conditions sociales 17e siècle." . . "Solteres Anglaterra Condicions socials S. XVI." . . "Mujeres solteras Gran Bretaña Inglaterra Historia." . . "célibat femme Angleterre (Grande-Bretagne) 16e s. / 18e s." . . "Solteres Anglaterra Història S. XVIII." . . "Ledige Frau Grossbritannien Geschichte Neuzeit." . . "Solteres Anglaterra Condicions econòmiques S. XVII." . . "anno 1500-1799" . . "Electronic books." . . "Femmes seules Angleterre Conditions économiques 16e siècle." . . "Solteres Anglaterra Història S. XVII." . . "Femmes seules Angleterre Histoire 17e siècle." . . "Femmes célibataires Grande-Bretagne Angleterre (GB) Conditions sociales 16e siècle." . . "Femmes seules Angleterre Conditions économiques 18e siècle." . . "Solteres Anglaterra Història S. XVI." . . "Femmes seules Angleterre Conditions sociales 18e siècle." . . "Ledige Frau Gesellschaft Grossbritannien Geschichte Neuzeit." . . "Froide, Amy M." . .