Daughters, Wives and Widows After the Black Death: Women in Sussex, 1350-1535

by Mavis E. Mate

Book Overview

Did the expanding economic life of England after the Black Death improve the lot of women, as is commonly thought? This study argues not.

It has long been thought that the post Black Death period offered unparallelled opportunities for women. However, through a careful consideration of economic and legal changes affecting women of all social classes and conditions, the author shows that this was not the case, taking issue with orthodox opinion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851155340
• ISBN13: 9780851155340
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"