When Gossips Meet —— Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England

----- 现代早期英国的妇女、家庭与邻里

ISBN: 9780199273195 出版年：2010 页码：411 Capp, Bernard Oxford University Press

This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England sought to make the best of their lives in a society that excluded or marginalized them in almost every sphere. It argues that networks of close friends ('gossips') provided invaluable moral and practical support, helping them to shape their own lives and to play an active role in the affairs of the local community.