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| Format | Book |
| Author |
 Sievens, Mary Beth.
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Stray wives : marital conflict in early national New England / Mary Beth Sievens.
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| Publisher | New York : New York University Press, c2005. |
| Physical Descrip. | xii, 171 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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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Marital conflict -- New England -- History -- 18th century.
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Marital conflict -- New England -- History -- 19th century.
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Wives -- New England -- History.
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Husband and wife -- New England -- History.
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Legal advertising -- New England -- History.
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 Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0511/2005010577.html
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| ISBN | 081474009X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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AC Frost Library
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MH Main Library
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SC Neilson Library
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UM Du Bois Library
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