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The wealth of wives : women, law, and economy in late medieval London / Barbara A. Hanawalt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.Description: xiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780195311754 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780195311761 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0195311752 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0195311760 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ1147.G7 H36 2007
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Contents:
Daughter and identities -- Education and apprenticeship -- Heiresses, dowry, and dower -- The formation of marriage -- Recovery of dower and widows' remarriage -- For better or for worse: the marital experience -- The standard of living and women as consumers -- Women as entrepreneurs -- Servants, casual labor, and vendors.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks HQ1147.G7H36 2007 1 Available 33710001131338

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-298) and index.

Daughter and identities -- Education and apprenticeship -- Heiresses, dowry, and dower -- The formation of marriage -- Recovery of dower and widows' remarriage -- For better or for worse: the marital experience -- The standard of living and women as consumers -- Women as entrepreneurs -- Servants, casual labor, and vendors.