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An examination into what kind of property women owned, what they could and did inherit and how this influenced their relationships with fathers, sons and husbands in the early modern period. Drawing on little-known sources such as probate documents, the text shows how much in practice, women owned and had influence over far more property than was previously realized. Erickson explores the significance of her findings for the reader's understanding of gender relations in the period.

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... Erickson tells us much about the lives of women among small property owners. - Law and History Review This is a significant and very good book. ... In the range of sources used, and in the depth of analysis, Erickson has made an important contribution to our understanding of the position of women in the early modern period. She offers far more precision about women's relation to wealth and property than has been heretofore available...Her work should change the nature of our understanding of marriage, property, and the economy. This is no small accomplishment; it is one that will earn Erickson the gratitude of historians for many years to come. - Albion ... Erickson's is the fresher, more exciting and substantial book: it provides more new knowledge from original and extensive archival research; it turns its attention to those women about whom we know least, the ordinary and the unmarried; and it offers subtler analyses. -Renaissance Quarterly

... Erickson tells us much about the lives of women among small property owners. <br>- Law and History Review <br> This is a significant and very good book. ... In the range of sources used, and in the depth of analysis, Erickson has made an important contribution to our understanding of the position of women in the early modern period. She offers far more precision about women's relation to wealth and property than has been heretofore available...Her work should change the nature of our understanding of marriage, property, and the economy. This is no small accomplishment; it is one that will earn Erickson the gratitude of historians for many years to come. <br>- Albion <br>... Erickson's is the fresher, more exciting and substantial book: it provides more new knowledge from original and extensive archival research; it turns its attention to those women about whom we know least, the ordinary and the unmarried; and it offers subtler analyses. <br>-Renaissance Quarterly <br>

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Amy Louise Erickson

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