Bibliograph

Women in scotland c.1100-c.1750, Various Authors

Type

Label

Women in scotland c.1100-c.1750, Various Authors

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Women in scotland c.1100-c.1750

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Various Authors

Summary

This collection of essays addresses women in Scotland in the medieval and early modem period, drawing on archival sources from Court of Session records to Middle Scots poetry. The editors argue persuasively that it is important to know about Scotswomen from all social levels. The book includes a time line and introductory bibliographical essay. The twenty essays in the collection are arranged under the themes of religion, literature, legal history, the economy, politics and the family. They demonstrate the connections between Scottish women's experience and those in England and the continent, as well as highlighting what was unique for the history of Scottish women. Through this comprehensive review of the feminine situation during more than six hundred years of Scottish history, the reader will discover how women really lived and what they really thought, whatever their place in society

Target audience

adult

Creator