Not All Wives: Women of Colonial Philadelphia

by Karin Wulf

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Marital status was a fundamental legal and cultural feature of women's identity in the eighteenth century. Free women who were not married could own property and make wills, contracts, and court appearances, rights that the law of coverture prevented their married sisters from enjoying. Karin Wulf explores the significance of marital status in this account of unmarried women in Philadelphia, the largest city in the British colonies.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812219171

ISBN13:9780812219173

Release Date:June 2005

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"

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Antiques & Collectibles Colonial Period Crafts & Hobbies Gender Studies History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences State & Local Women in History Women's Studies

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