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'''I found the names in these Malefactors and Complainants, it seemed like every other women was named Elizabeth or Mary (in the wills and antenuptials too) but then out of nowhere there were names like Mercy, Goody, Experience''' . How common were these names? --Megan Mc | '''I found the names in these Malefactors and Complainants, it seemed like every other women was named Elizabeth or Mary (in the wills and antenuptials too) but then out of nowhere there were names like Mercy, Goody, Experience''' . How common were these names? --Megan Mc | ||
| − | In response to LeAnn's comment about the difference between the punishment for a man and a woman, I believe that one reason Rebecca received a stricter punishment was that during the seventeenth century ''women were responsible for controlling a man's sexual advances'', at least in the Chesapeake region. If this perspective translated to MA beliefs, it makes a just cause to not only fine both parties, but publicly humiliate the woman, who was seen by the courts as having a greater responsibility. | + | In response to LeAnn's comment about the difference between the punishment for a man and a woman, I believe that one reason Rebecca received a stricter punishment was that during the seventeenth century ''women were responsible for controlling a man's sexual advances'', at least in the Chesapeake region. If this perspective translated to MA beliefs, it makes a just cause to not only fine both parties, but publicly humiliate the woman, who was seen by the courts as having a greater responsibility. -Seth Mintzer |
== Virginia, 1642, NY 1721-1759 – Widows, Wills and Dower Rights == | == Virginia, 1642, NY 1721-1759 – Widows, Wills and Dower Rights == | ||
