Wanton Wenches and Wayward Wives

Wanton Wenches and Wayward Wives
Author: G. R. Quaife
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2019-01-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429616333

Originally published in 1979. This highly detailed study of illicit sex amongst the peasantry of Somerset between 1601 and 1660 recreates the atmosphere of the period and questions a number of previously accepted hypotheses. Based on the depositions presented to the county and regional courts during this period, it sheds as much light on prevailing village attitudes as it does on the specific discussion matter. Outlining the precarious existence of the peasant and the supervision of sexual morality, the book looks at pre-marital sex, pregnancy, prostitution, masturbation, contraception, rape, homosexuality and incest, along with the prevailing punishments of the time. This extensively researched work combines both demographic and literary-based analyses, with analytical and anecdotal approaches to the subject. It presents a rich source of social history, examining and questioning the role of Christian morality as an important factor in influencing the sexual habits of the peasant.

Orgasm and the West

Orgasm and the West
Author: Robert Muchembled
Publisher: Polity
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2008-11-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0745638767

Can the orgasm be explained in historical terms? Robert Muchembled's book unearths fascinating sources which suggest that we need to look with a fresh eye at the past and realize that the sublimation of the erotic impulse was far more than simple religious ascetism - it was the hidden driving force of the West until the 1960s.

Church Courts, Sex and Marriage in England, 1570-1640

Church Courts, Sex and Marriage in England, 1570-1640
Author: Martin Ingram
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1990-03-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521386555

This is an in-depth, richly documented study of the sex and marriage business in ecclesiastical courts of Elizabethan and early Stuart England. This study is based on records of the courts in Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and West Sussex in the period 1570-1640.

Women In Early Modern England, 1500-1700

Women In Early Modern England, 1500-1700
Author: Jacqueline Eales
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2005-08-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135367728

This concise introduction provides an overview of the state of research on women's history in the early modern period. It emcompasses a guide to the historiography, an assessment of the major debates, and information about the varied sources available for women's history in this period. Arranged around familiar themes - the family, work, religion, education - the book presents a comprehensive survey of the social, economic and political position of women in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Women's Agency in Early Modern Britain and the American Colonies

Women's Agency in Early Modern Britain and the American Colonies
Author: Rosemary O'Day
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2014-06-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317886305

Women in early modern Britain and colonial America were not the weak husband- and father-dominated characters of popular myth. Quite the reverse, strong women were the norm. They exercised considerable influence as important agents in the social, economic, religious and cultural life of their societies. This book shows how women on both sides of the Atlantic, while accepting a patriarchal system with all its advantages and disadvantages, contrived to carve out for themselves meaningful lives. Unusually it concentrates not only on the making and meaning of marriage, but also upon the partnership between men and women. It also looks at the varied roles – cultural, religious and educational – that women played both inside and outside marriage during the key period 1500-1760. Women emerge as partners, patrons, matchmakers, investors and network builders.

Women, Work & Sexual Politics in Eighteenth-century England

Women, Work & Sexual Politics in Eighteenth-century England
Author: Bridget Hill
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780773512702

In this fundamental reassessment of women's experience of work in eighteenth-century England, Bridget Hill examines how and to what extent industrialization improved the overall position of women and the opportunities open to them. Focusing on the most important unit of production, the household, Dr Hill examines women's work, not only in "housework" but also in agriculture and manufacturing, and reveals what women lost as the household's independence as a unit of economic production was undermined. Considering the whole range of activities in which women were involved, the increasing sexual division of labour is charted and its implications highlighted. The final part of the book considers how the changing nature of women's work influenced courtship, marriage and relations between the sexes.

Women in English Society, 1500-1800

Women in English Society, 1500-1800
Author: Mary Prior
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134897308

Provides a systematic analysis of various aspects of women's lives between 1500 and 1800, concentrating on detailed research into specific groups of women where it has been possible to build up a picture in some detail.

Women, Texts and Histories 1575-1760

Women, Texts and Histories 1575-1760
Author: Diane Purkiss
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1134938950

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Women According to Men

Women According to Men
Author: Suzanne W. Hull
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780761991205

Through an examination of guidebooks, Hull elucidates what the rules for women were during this time, while also discussing health habits, household remedies, theories on conception, the care of children, the making of food, fashion and more.