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Women at law in early colonial Maryland

by Witkowski, Monica C.,

Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.

Series: Law and society : recent scholarship Published by : LFB Scholarly Pub., (El Paso :) Physical details: ix, 232 p.

Subject(s): Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Maryland -- History -- 18th century. | Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Maryland -- History -- 17th century. | Maryland -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | Electronic books.

Year: 2012

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http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10561086
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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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