American proverbs about women : a reference guide

American proverbs about women : a reference guide / Lois Kerschen.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kerschen, Lois, 1951-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Subjects:	Proverbs, American > History and criticism. Women > Quotations. Women > Folklore. Folklore > United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Folklore. Quotations.

Table of Contents:

Wives and Marriage
Brides
A Woman's Nature
A Woman's Looks
Mothers and Daughters
Mothers
Mothers-in-Law
Mothers and Daughters
Daughters
Daughters-in-law
Courtship
Women as Property
Bad Women versus Virtuous Women
Bad Women
Good and Bad
Virtuous Women
A Woman's Place
Talkativeness
Whores and Old Maids
Whores
Old Maids
Flightiness
Sex
Widows
Old Women and Grandmothers
Old Women
Grandmothers
The Law Under Women
A Woman and Her House
Miscellaneous.