Women In Early Modern England 1500-1700 (Introductions to History)

About this book

This concise introduction provides an overview of the state of research on womens 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 womens 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.