Women alone: spinsters in England, 1660 - 1850
Single women in agriculture -- Single women in manufacturing -- Single women in business -- Teachers, governesses and ladies' companions -- Spinsters who stayed at home -- Spinsters and learned ladies -- The poor spinster and the poor law -- Crime, prostitution and the single woman -- The surv...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
New Haven London
Yale University Press
c 2001
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| Dans: | Année: 2001 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Hill, Bridget, Women Alone, Spinsters in England, 1660-1850] (2003) (Skeeters, Martha)
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
England
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/ Histoire 1660-1850
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Single women (Great Britain)
Social conditions 19th century
B Single women Great Britain Social conditions 18th century B Single women Great Britain Social conditions 19th century B Single women (Great Britain) Social conditions 17th century B Single women Great Britain Social conditions 17th century B Single women (Great Britain) Social conditions 18th century |
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| Résumé: | Single women in agriculture -- Single women in manufacturing -- Single women in business -- Teachers, governesses and ladies' companions -- Spinsters who stayed at home -- Spinsters and learned ladies -- The poor spinster and the poor law -- Crime, prostitution and the single woman -- The surveillance of single women -- Ways of escape -- Religion and the spinster -- Friendship and pastimes |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (S. [205] - 211) and index |
| ISBN: | 0300088205 |