Women at law in early colonial Maryland

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Witkowski, Monica C., 1981-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
Series:	Law and society : recent scholarship
Subjects:	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. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of 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"?.