Women at law in early colonial Maryland [electronic resource] / Monica C. Witkowski.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Law and society : recent scholarshipPublication details: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.Description: ix, 232 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 346.75201/3409032 23
LOC classification:
  • KFM1291.W6 W58 2012eb
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Contents:
"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"?.
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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.

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