Bibliograph

Daughters of Eve, pregnant brides and unwed mothers in seventeenth-century Massachusetts, Else L. Hambleton

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Daughters of Eve, pregnant brides and unwed mothers in seventeenth-century Massachusetts, Else L. Hambleton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-185) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Daughters of Eve

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54694519

Responsibility statement

Else L. Hambleton

Series statement

Studies in American popular history and culture

Sub title

pregnant brides and unwed mothers in seventeenth-century Massachusetts

Table Of Contents

"The world fill'd with a generation of bastards" : the Puritans and extramarital sex -- "I threatened I would mark him" : religion, sexuality, and gender ideology -- "I know thy condition, alas, poor wench" : a quantitative analysis of illegitimate fornication prosecutions in Essex County quarterly court, 1640-1645 -- "Priscilla was fined, the child died" : a quantitative analysis of illegitimate fornication prosecutions in the Essex County quarterly court, 1665-1685 -- "I am a poor destitute creature" : sociological aspects of illegitimacy in Essex County, 1640-1685 -- Listening to women's voices : summaries of selected fornication cases, Essex County, 1640-1685 -- "She being presented for fornication" : pregnant brides in seventeenth-century Essex County -- "Cover our faces with shame" : sociological aspects of premarital pregnancy -- "Playing the rogue" : rape and issues of consent in seventeenth-century Massachusetts -- Conclusions

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