Hambleton, Else L.,  1944- <br/><br/>
Daughters of Eve  pregnant brides and unwed mothers in seventeenth-century Massachusetts /  [electronic resource] : 
Else L. Hambleton. 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2004. 
 - xix, 192 p. :  ill. 
 - Studies in American popular history and culture .
 - American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm)) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-185) and index. 
<br/><br/>"The world fill'd with a generation of bastards" : the Puritans and extramarital sex -- "I threatened I would mark him" : religion, sexuality, and gender ideology -- "I know thy condition, alas, poor wench" : a quantitative analysis of illegitimate fornication prosecutions in Essex County quarterly court, 1640-1645 -- "Priscilla was fined, the child died" : a quantitative analysis of illegitimate fornication prosecutions in the Essex County quarterly court, 1665-1685 -- "I am a poor destitute creature" : sociological aspects of illegitimacy in Essex County, 1640-1685 -- Listening to women's voices : summaries of selected fornication cases, Essex County, 1640-1685 -- "She being presented for fornication" : pregnant brides in seventeenth-century Essex County -- "Cover our faces with shame" : sociological aspects of premarital pregnancy -- "Playing the rogue" : rape and issues of consent in seventeenth-century Massachusetts -- Conclusions. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203486047 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Unmarried mothers--History--Massachusetts--Essex County--17th century.<br/>Fornication--History--Massachusetts--Essex County--17th century.<br/>Illegitimacy--History--Massachusetts--Essex County--17th century.<br/>Puritans--History--Massachusetts--Essex County--17th century.<br/>Sexual ethics--History--Massachusetts--Essex County--17th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.