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Good wives

Good wives

image and reality in the lives of women in northern New England, 1650-1750
HistorySociology
Pages
296
Published
1982
Language
English

Synopsis

Good Wives examines the daily lives of women in northern New England between 1650 and 1750. This historical account explores their experiences with housekeeping, childbearing, churchgoing, and the various triumphs and tragedies that shaped their everyday existence. It offers a detailed look at the social conditions and roles of women in this formative century.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeThought-ProvokingIntellectualReflective

Genres

History Sociology

About the author

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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is Phillips Professor of Early American History at Harvard University. Formerly a professor of American history at the University of New Hampshire, she is the author of Good Wives (1982) and numerous articles and essays on early American history. She won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1991 for A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard Based on Her Diary, 1785–1812. Born and raised in the Rocky Mountain West, she has lived in New England since 1960. During her ten...