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Used when discussions cover a number of European topics, or discuss Europe in general. See also specific countries/regions.

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LHMP entry

Bennett, Judith M. & Amy M. Froide eds. 1999. Singlewomen in the European Past 1250-1800. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia. ISBN 0-8122-1668-7

Lesbian Historic Motif Project: #8 – Kowaleski 1999, “Singlewomen in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: The Demographic Perspective”

This is a complex, data-heavy survey of sources for the demographics of singlewomen, the overall (very complex) patterns that emerge, and an analys of the theoretical frameworks that attempt to explain those patterns. For my summary, I’ve rearranged the topics to try to focus on single variables at a time.

Lesbian Historic Motif Project: #5 – Bennett & Froide 1999, “A Singular Past”

Introductory chapter to a collection of papers on the topic described in the title. The collection in general addresses the question of women living outside the “nuclear family”, and especially looks at systems and categories rather than treating singlewomen as isolated anomalies.

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