Women's Life and Work in the Southern Colonies

Book

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2008.006.004

Description

A comprehensive study of the daily life and status of women in southern colonial America. Topics include women's roles in the settlement of the colonies; their homes, domestic occupations, and social life; the aims and methods of their education; their role in government and business affairs outside the home; and the manner in which they were regarded by the law and by society in general. x, 426 p. ; ill. : 20 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.006.

Source or Donor

New Library Books Purchased (2008)

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Family, marriage, women, Women, Women--Southern States--History, Southern States--Social life and customs--To 1775

Book Details

Author

Spruill, Julia Cherry

Publisher

W.W. Norton

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1972

Call No.

HQ1416 .S65 1972

ISBN

0393317587

LCCN

72006149

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Room

Granville Room

Building

Missroon Library

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: New introduction by Anne Firor Scott. Reprint of the 1938 ed., with a new introduction. Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-394). Per Katherine Saunders Pemberton: Has a lot of really good information about 18th women’s rights (like property rights, rights to be heard in court, etc.). Uses a lot of Charleston info—especially Charleston newspapers

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 15, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023