Women alone : spinsters in England, 1660-1850

Women alone : spinsters in England, 1660-1850 / Bridget Hill.

Author/creator	Hill, Bridget
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New Haven, Conn : London : Yale University Press, ©2001.
Description	viii, 219 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Single women--Great Britain --Social conditions --17th century. Single women--Great Britain --Social conditions --18th century. Single women--Great Britain --Social conditions --19th century.

Contents	Single women in agriculture -- Single women in manufacturing -- Single women in business -- Teachers, governesses and ladies' companions -- Spinsters who stayed at home -- Spinsters and learned ladies -- The poor spinster and the poor law -- Crime, prostitution and the single woman -- The surveillance of single women -- Ways of escape -- Religion and the spinster -- Friendship and pastimes.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-211) and index.
LCCN	2001093744
ISBN	0300088205

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HQ800.2 .H55 2001	✔ Available	Place Hold