Name/Title
Women's Life and Work in the Southern ColoniesEntry/Object ID
2012.010.064Description
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 LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2012.010.Source or Donor
Estate of Emily Ravenel FarrowAcquisition Method
BequestLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Family, marriage, women, Women, Women--Southern States--History, Southern States--Social life and customs--To 1775Book Details
Author
Spruill, Julia CherryPublisher
W.W. NortonDate Published
1972Call No.
HQ1416 .S65 1972ISBN
039300662XLCCN
72006149Notes
Copy No.: 2Location
Location
Room
Museum Mgr's OfficeBuilding
ARHCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: By Julia Cherry Spruill with a new introduction by Anne Firor Scott.
Reprint of the 1938 ed., with a new introduction.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-394) and index.
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 newspapersCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 27, 2012Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023