02002nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10561086 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120329s2012 txu sb 001 0 eng d 2012013217 9781593325138 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781593325930 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)797855897 n-us-md KFM1291.W6 W58 2012eb 346.75201/3409032 23 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. Maryland History 18th century. Women Legal status, laws, etc. Maryland History 17th century. Maryland History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10561086 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 192960 192960