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Author Witkowski, Monica C., 1981-
Title Women at law in early colonial Maryland [electronic resource] / Monica C. Witkowski.
OCLC EBC1057875
ISBN 9781593325138 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781593325930 (e-book)
Publisher El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
Description ix, 232 p.
LC Subject heading/s 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.
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Genre heading/s		 Electronic books
General note 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents "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"?.
Reproduction note Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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