Common Whores Vertuous Women & Loveing Wives

By examining wills and other personal documents, as well as early Maryland's material culture, this transatlantic study depicts women's place in society and the ways religious values and social arrangements shaped their lives. It takes a revisionist approach to the study of women and religion in colonial Maryland.

Preliminary Table of Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Maryland's Raison d'etre 2. Private Lives 3. Religion in the New World 4. Women and Religion 5. Religion, Property, and the Family 6. Free Will Christian Women's Public Authority Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index