Overview
- In-depth study of a unique, mainly female population
- Examines gender relations between married couples as well as single women
- Gives insight on gender relations in a rural setting
Part of the book series: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology (CGHA)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
During the last half of the nineteenth century, a number of social and economic factors converged that resulted in the rural village of Deerfield, Massachusetts becoming almost entirely female. This drastic shift in population presents a unique lens through which to study gender roles and social relations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The lessons gleaned from this case study will provide new insight to the study of gender relations throughout other historical periods as well.
Through an intensive examination of both historical and archaeological evidence, the author presents a clear picture of the gendered social relations in Deerfield over the span of seventy years. While gender relations in urban settings have been studied extensively, this unique work provides the same level of examination to gender relations in a rural setting. Likewise, where previous studies have often focused only on relations between married men and women, the unique case of Deerfield provides insight into the experiences of single women, particularly widows and “spinsters”.
This work presents a unique contribution that will be essential for anyone studying the historical archaeology of gender, or gender roles in the Victorian era and beyond.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Historical Archaeology of Gendered Lives
Authors: Deborah Rotman
Series Title: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89668-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-89667-0Published: 04 August 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2930-2Published: 25 February 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-89668-7Published: 25 July 2009
Series ISSN: 1574-0439
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 265
Number of Illustrations: 105 b/w illustrations
Topics: Archaeology, History, general, Anthropology, Gender Studies