The Widows' Might
Title | The Widows' Might PDF eBook |
Author | Vivian Bruce Conger |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2009-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 081471711X |
In early American society, one’s identity was determined in large part by gender. The ways in which men and women engaged with their communities were generally not equal: married women fell under the legal control of their husbands, who handled all negotiations with the outside world, as well as many domestic interactions. The death of a husband enabled women to transcend this strict gender divide. Yet, as a widow, a woman occupied a third, liminal gender in early America, performing an unusual mix of male and female roles in both public and private life. With shrewd analysis of widows’ wills as well as prescriptive literature, court appearances, newspaper advertisements, and letters, The Widows’ Might explores how widows were portrayed in early American culture, and how widows themselves responded to their unique role. Using a comparative approach, Vivian Bruce Conger deftly analyzes how widows in colonial Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Maryland navigated their domestic, legal, economic, and community roles in early American society.
Social Security Benefits for Widows and Spouses
Title | Social Security Benefits for Widows and Spouses PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Social security |
ISBN |
Annutities for Widows and Dependent Children of Federal Judges
Title | Annutities for Widows and Dependent Children of Federal Judges PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 5 |
Publisher | |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | Judges |
ISBN |
Widow's Walk
Title | Widow's Walk PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy Webb |
Publisher | The Wild Rose Press Inc |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2020-02-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1509228810 |
Escaping a troubled marriage, Annie Cameron brings her autistic son Charlie and mother-in-law to Mico Island. With the friendship of Winston Mann and his wife, their new home becomes a sanctuary. Until the dreams start. Years ago the Manns' son mysteriously drowned. Winston thinks the woman who once lived in Annie's house caused his death. Except she's been dead for two hundred years. Charlie and his mentally fragile grandmother sense a malevolent presence in the house. But they don't know how to fight back as Annie slowly becomes possessed. Now Annie has discovered the door to the widow's walk and the house's dangerous past. A storm is brewing. Someone waits to finish what was started long ago. And Annie will keep a promise she never made.
Wicked Widows' League
Title | Wicked Widows' League PDF eBook |
Author | Dawn Brower |
Publisher | Monarchal Glenn Press |
Pages | 61 |
Release | |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Katherine Lockley, the Dowager Countess of Wyndam has a mission. She’s many years from her youthful days, and wants help women, widows in particular, in need. Women, who like her, found themselves on a path they didn’t choose, but are forced to navigate it nonetheless. She takes a young widow under her wing, and if Katherine’s plans are successful, she will continue her league of widows. Each one with their own story, their own path, and in time, the happiness they crave. But every great plan has to start somewhere, and this is where her wicked widows’ league began.
Widow's Walk
Title | Widow's Walk PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Jackson |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2012-05-11 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1105739651 |
Blog excerpts are taken from a young widow's life after her husband dies from cancer. The author writes openly about the ups and downs of the first five years of her journey as a single parent, teacher, woman, homemaker and follower of Christ. The common thread woven through it all is the reality that the goodness of God has nothing to do with life's circumstances and everything to do with who God is. This is a down to earth, incredibly real journey logged day by day, moment by moment over a five year period. Anyone who has experienced loss will be encouraged and challenged as they read this collection of blog excerpts from thejackson4.com.
City of Widows
Title | City of Widows PDF eBook |
Author | Loren D. Estleman |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1995-03-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0812535383 |
Page Murdock is sent to tough New Mexico in 1881 to track a man and bring him to justice, but Murdock finds himself on a desperate odyssey and in love with a beautiful but wicked woman.