 | Singlewomen in the European Past, 1250-1800 Subjects: Single women -- Europe -- History; Single women -- Europe -- Social conditions; Single women -- Europe -- Economic conditions; Sex role -- Europe -- History; Despite the significant number of never-married laywomen in medieval and early modern Europe, the study of their role and position in that society has been very limited. Singlewomen in the European Past opens up this group for further investigation. Judith M. Bennett is Professor of History at the University of Southern California. She is the author, most recently, of History Matters: Patriarchy and the Challenge of Feminism, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Amy M. Froide teaches history at Miami University of Ohio. She is completing a book on singlewomen in early modern England. |
