Stray wives : marital conflict in early national New England / Mary Beth Sievens.

By: Sievens, Mary Beth [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : New York University Press, [2005]Copyright date: 2005Description: 1 online resource (xii, 171 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780814745342 (e-book)Subject(s): Marital conflict -- New England -- History -- 18th century | Marital conflict -- New England -- History -- 19th century | Wives -- New England -- History | Husband and wife -- New England -- History | Legal advertising -- New England -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Stray wives : marital conflict in early national New England.DDC classification: 306.872/0974/09034 LOC classification: HQ537 | .S54 2005Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction -- A "disobedient, clamorous" wife : the problem of wifely submission -- "A trifling sum" : economic support and consumer spending in New England marriages -- "The duties of a wife" : the meaning of women's work -- "The wicked agency of others" : community involvement and marital discord -- "Having confidence in her own abilities" : coping with estrangement -- "Free and clear from all claims" : divorce and the contradictory nature of women's status -- Afterword: Settling "all matters of dispute" : marital conflict, negotiation, and compromise.
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Introduction -- A "disobedient, clamorous" wife : the problem of wifely submission -- "A trifling sum" : economic support and consumer spending in New England marriages -- "The duties of a wife" : the meaning of women's work -- "The wicked agency of others" : community involvement and marital discord -- "Having confidence in her own abilities" : coping with estrangement -- "Free and clear from all claims" : divorce and the contradictory nature of women's status -- Afterword: Settling "all matters of dispute" : marital conflict, negotiation, and compromise.

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