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035			_a(DE-B1597)547990
035			_a(OCoLC)647699954
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084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aConger, Vivian Bruce _eautore
245	1	4	_aThe Widows' Might : _bWidowhood and Gender in Early British America / _cVivian Bruce Conger.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bNew York University Press, _c[2009]
264		4	_c©2009
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
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506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aIn early American society, one's identity was determined in large part by gender. The ways in which men and women engaged with their communities were generally not equal: married women fell under the legal control of their husbands, who handled all negotiations with the outside world, as well as many domestic interactions. The death of a husband enabled women to transcend this strict gender divide. Yet, as a widow, a woman occupied a third, liminal gender in early America, performing an unusual mix of male and female roles in both public and private life.With shrewd analysis of widows' wills as well as prescriptive literature, court appearances, newspaper advertisements, and letters, The Widows' Might explores how widows were portrayed in early American culture, and how widows themselves responded to their unique role. Using a comparative approach, Vivian Bruce Conger deftly analyzes how widows in colonial Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Maryland navigated their domestic, legal, economic, and community roles in early American society.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650		0	_aWidows _zUnited States _xEconomic conditions.
650		0	_aWidows _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775). _2bisacsh
653			_aAmerican.
653			_aMight.
653			_aculture.
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653			_arole.
653			_atheir.
653			_athemselves.
653			_aunique.
653			_awere.
653			_awidows.
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856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814772966
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814772966/original
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