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Using contemporary statistical research and biographies, this work examines women's life expectancy, marriage patterns, childbearing, household and external work, education, religion, and civic participation in early modern England. It challenges common generalizations about the era, revealing that while independent opportunities declined, women still exercised significant power and choice in both material and spiritual realms.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Anne Laurence
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