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When Gossips Meet - Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England (Paperback, Revised)
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When Gossips Meet - Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England (Paperback, Revised)
Series: Oxford Studies in Social History
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This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in
early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they
were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It focuses
on the networks of close friends ('gossips') which gave them a
social identity beyond the narrowly domestic, providing both
companionship and practical support in disputes with husbands and
with neighbours of either sex. The book also examines the
micropolitics of the household, with its internal alliances and
feuds, and women's agency in neighbourhood politics, exercised by
shaping local public opinion, exerting pressure on parish
officials, and through the role of informal female juries. If women
did not openly challenge male supremacy, they could often play a
significant role in shaping their own lives and the life of the
local community.
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