Witkowski, Monica C.,  1981- <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"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"?. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Maryland--18th century.<br/>Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Maryland--17th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Maryland--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KFM1291.W6  / W58 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.75201/3409032