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Author Moore, Lindsay R., author.
Title Women before the court : law and patriarchy in the Anglo-American world, 1600-1800 / Lindsay R. Moore.
Publisher Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Copyright date ©2019


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Contents Introduction: 'When Women goe to Law, the Devill is full of Businesse' -- Part I. The courts and the law. The varieties of Anglo-American law : property, patriarchy, and women's legal status in England and America ; Women as plaintiffs and defendants : the common law, equity, and ecclesiastical jurisdictions -- Part II. The family and society. Masters and mistresses, servants and slaves : patriarchy and subordinate agency in the household ; Wives and (unwed) mothers : women's claims for financial support ; Inheritance and family feuds : the legal power of elite women -- Part III. The economy and equity. Economic expansion and the erosion of patriarchy.
ISBN 9781526136343 (electronic book)
1526136341 (electronic book)
9781526136350 (ePub ebook)
9781526144607 (ebook)
1526144603 (ebook)
152613635X
9781526136336
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Author Moore, Lindsay R., author.
Series Gender in history
Gender in history.
Subject Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- History.
Justice, Administration of -- History.
Descript 1 online resource (viii, 175 pages)
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Contents Introduction: 'When Women goe to Law, the Devill is full of Businesse' -- Part I. The courts and the law. The varieties of Anglo-American law : property, patriarchy, and women's legal status in England and America ; Women as plaintiffs and defendants : the common law, equity, and ecclesiastical jurisdictions -- Part II. The family and society. Masters and mistresses, servants and slaves : patriarchy and subordinate agency in the household ; Wives and (unwed) mothers : women's claims for financial support ; Inheritance and family feuds : the legal power of elite women -- Part III. The economy and equity. Economic expansion and the erosion of patriarchy.
ISBN 9781526136343 (electronic book)
1526136341 (electronic book)
9781526136350 (ePub ebook)
9781526144607 (ebook)
1526144603 (ebook)
152613635X
9781526136336
Author Moore, Lindsay R., author.
Series Gender in history
Gender in history.
Subject Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- History.
Justice, Administration of -- History.

Subject Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- History.
Justice, Administration of -- History.
Descript 1 online resource (viii, 175 pages)
Content text txt
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Contents Introduction: 'When Women goe to Law, the Devill is full of Businesse' -- Part I. The courts and the law. The varieties of Anglo-American law : property, patriarchy, and women's legal status in England and America ; Women as plaintiffs and defendants : the common law, equity, and ecclesiastical jurisdictions -- Part II. The family and society. Masters and mistresses, servants and slaves : patriarchy and subordinate agency in the household ; Wives and (unwed) mothers : women's claims for financial support ; Inheritance and family feuds : the legal power of elite women -- Part III. The economy and equity. Economic expansion and the erosion of patriarchy.
ISBN 9781526136343 (electronic book)
1526136341 (electronic book)
9781526136350 (ePub ebook)
9781526144607 (ebook)
1526144603 (ebook)
152613635X
9781526136336
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