TY  - BOOK
AU  - Witkowski,Monica C.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Women at law in early colonial Maryland
T2  - Law and society : recent scholarship
AV  - KFM1291.W6 W58 2012eb
U1  - 346.75201/3409032 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - El Paso
PB  - LFB Scholarly Pub.
KW  - Women
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - Maryland
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10561086
ER  -