Subordinating Women: Thomas Bentley's Use of Biblical Women in ‘The Monument of Matrones’ (1582)

In Chaste, Silent and Obedient, Suzanne Hull lists 163 English books written for women (by both sexes) published between 1475 and 1640. Of the eighteen books she classifies as devotional, the second (chronologically) is Thomas Bentley's The Monument of Matrones (1582), an immense book—over 1500...

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Authors: Atkinson, Colin (Author) ; Atkinson, Jo B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1991
In: Church history
Year: 1991, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 289-300
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