by Anne Laurence (Author)
Drawing on a wide range of recent research, WOMEN IN ENGLAND is an intimate social history of women who experienced life between the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution. Anne Laurence writes about marriage, sex, childbirth, work within and outside the household, education, religion and women's activity in the community and the wider world. 'A marvellously rich and fresh survey of English women from the Reformation to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution' Roy Porter, The Sunday Times
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: W&N
Published: 01 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 1842126229
ISBN 13: 9781842126226
Book Overview: Explores the expectations and experiences of women in the crucial period between the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution.