Women Flashcards
G____’s Of Domesticall Duties (1622) reinforced female submission through religious literature.
William Gouge.
Which 1622 conduct book promoted patriarchal duties and the subordination of wives?
Of Domesticall Duties by William Gouge.
G____’s humoral theory medically justified female inferiority in the 17th century.
Galen.
Unmarried women were particularly vulnerable to accusations of what crime during 1625–88?
Witchcraft.
H____ M____ wife of Charles I influenced court politics through patronage.
Henrietta Maria.
In what year was Ann Carter hanged after leading a food riot in Maldon?
1629
Women who disrupted public morality as “scolds” were punished with what device?
The brank (scold’s bridle).
Name one royal mistress who held political influence at Charles II’s court.
Louise de Kerouaille.
What was the main occupation for most women in paid work during this period?
Domestic service.
J____ G____ disrupted Laudian reforms in Scotland by hurling a stool in 1637.
Jenny Geddes.
In 1643 how many women petitioned Parliament for peace during the Civil War?
6000
K____ C____ and E____ L____ led the 1649 Leveller petition signed by 10000 women.
Katherine Chidley → Elizabeth Lilburne.
In 1659 how many Quaker women petitioned Parliament against paying tithes?
7000
In radical sects like the Quakers and Baptists& what was the gender ratio?
Women outnumbered men 2:1.
K____ C____ authored Justification of the Independent Churches (1641) defending women’s religious voices.
Katherine Chidley.
A____ T____ claimed to receive divine revelations and delivered trance prophecies in 1654.
Anna Trapnell.
How many women acted as Quaker preachers between 1650 and 1665?
Over 240.
M____ S____ publicly challenged George Fox’s leadership of the Quakers in 1656.
Martha Simmonds.
Which 1650 law punished men and women equally for adultery& though 90% of prosecutions were women?
Adultery Act.
What law introduced civil marriage in 1653 (later repealed in 1660)?
Marriage Act.
B____ H____ and M____ B____ managed estates and defended property during the Civil War.
Brilliana Harley → Mary Bankes.
What 1661 law restricted collective protests and women’s petitions post-Restoration?
Act Against Tumultuous Petitioning.
What 1662 law limited radical publication& curtailing female preachers and writers?
Licensing Act.
What happened to the Quaker stance on women’s preaching by 1672?
Male committees sidelined women.
