In early nineteenth-century Pennsylvania widows comprised 10 per cent of the female population. Most never remarried. This title traces the experiences of widows in a society that imposed an ideology of proper female behavior. It challenges the common portrayal of widows as helpless women, unable to fend for themselves or their families.
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In early nineteenth-century Pennsylvania widows comprised 10 per cent of the female population. Most never remarried. This title traces the experiences of widows in a society that imposed an ideology of proper female behavior. It challenges the common portrayal of widows as helpless women, unable to fend for themselves or their families.
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Add this copy of Life After Death: Widows in Pennsylvania, 1750-1850 to cart. $37.50, very good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Temple University Press.
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First Edition; Octavo; VG hardback with VG DJ; Black spine with white text; DJ has light shelfwear/edgewear; Boards have light shelfwear/cornerwear, otherwise boards strong; Page 146 is slightly separated from binding, otherwise binding strong; Small black mark to page 15, slight crease and erased pencil markings to top left corner of page 166, otherwise text clean; pp 217. 1345000. FP New Rockville Stock.
