Widows: Poverty, Power and Politics

by Maggie Andrews and Janis Lomas

The unlikely history of women's empowerment through widowhood

Historically seen as figures of pity and foreboding--poverty stricken receivers of charity, tragic figures dressed in black, and even sometimes sexually voracious predators or witches--widows have been subject to powerful stereotypes that have endured for centuries. But for many women, widowhood unfolded into a vastly more complex story. From being property of men and housekeepers--the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750990104
• ISBN13: 9780750990103
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"