WEAKER VESSEL by Fraser, Antonia ISBN 0297783815
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Draws attention to the many changes affecting women's position in society since 1700, and at the same time illuminates those perennial issues about the fate of women that remain unchanged even today.
Just how weak were the women of the Civil War era? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and contraception unknown? Did anyone marry for love? Could a woman divorce? What rights had the unmarried? What expectations the widowed? An expert on the period, Antonia Fraser brings to life the many and various women she has encountered in her considerable research: governesses, milkmaids, fishwives, nuns, defenders of castles, courtesans, countesses, witches and widows. 'Consistently interesting, funny, touching and thought-provoking to read: a fresh angle of vision has given her a fresh view of the private life of the seventeenth century, and she conveys it with skill.' Spectator 'A work of great technical assurance... she writes with a consistent warmth, wit, modesty, conviction on a subject which will be a revelation to almost anyone' The Times 'A distinguished and graceful book, packed with interestin g information' Observer
[edit] Book Details
[edit] Title
WEAKER VESSEL
[edit] Author
Fraser, Antonia
[edit] ISBN
0297783815
[edit] Published
03/05/1984
[edit] Publisher
George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
[edit] Binding
hardback
[edit] Retail Price
25 (GBP)
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22.5 (GBP)
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