Women at law in early colonial Maryland
Witkowski, Monica C., 1981-
Women at law in early colonial Maryland [electronic resource] / Monica C. Witkowski. - El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012. - ix, 232 p. - Law and society : recent scholarship .
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Marquette University, 2010) presented under title: "Justice Without Partiality": Women and the Law in Colonial Maryland, 1648-1715.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"To preserve harmony among men" - and women? : colonial Maryland society, women, and the law -- "They say I am a witch" : early Maryland and witchcraft -- "Would you have me confess that I killed a man?" : violent crimes -- "Nor a woman chaste" : sexual offenses -- Maryland women and property -- Conclusion : a "race of convicts"?.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Maryland--18th century.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Maryland--17th century.
Maryland--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Electronic books.
KFM1291.W6 / W58 2012eb
346.75201/3409032
Women at law in early colonial Maryland [electronic resource] / Monica C. Witkowski. - El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012. - ix, 232 p. - Law and society : recent scholarship .
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Marquette University, 2010) presented under title: "Justice Without Partiality": Women and the Law in Colonial Maryland, 1648-1715.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"To preserve harmony among men" - and women? : colonial Maryland society, women, and the law -- "They say I am a witch" : early Maryland and witchcraft -- "Would you have me confess that I killed a man?" : violent crimes -- "Nor a woman chaste" : sexual offenses -- Maryland women and property -- Conclusion : a "race of convicts"?.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Maryland--18th century.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Maryland--17th century.
Maryland--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Electronic books.
KFM1291.W6 / W58 2012eb
346.75201/3409032