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The Measure of Woman

- Law and Female Identity in the Crown of Aragon

About The Measure of Woman

Drawing on hundreds of unpublished court records, Marie Kelleher examines how women in the fourteenth-century Crown of Aragon engaged with patriarchal assumptions to shape their own legal identities, thus playing a crucial role in the formation of a gendered legal culture that shaped women's lives throughout Europe for centuries afterwards.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812242560
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 232
  • Published:
  • June 14, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 163x239x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 490 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of The Measure of Woman

Drawing on hundreds of unpublished court records, Marie Kelleher examines how women in the fourteenth-century Crown of Aragon engaged with patriarchal assumptions to shape their own legal identities, thus playing a crucial role in the formation of a gendered legal culture that shaped women's lives throughout Europe for centuries afterwards.

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