Introduction
A "disobedient, clamorous" wife : the problem of wifely submission
"A trifling sum" : economic support and consumer spending in New England marriages
"The duties of a wife" : the meaning of women's work
"The wicked agency of others" : community involvement and marital discord
"Having confidence in her own abilities" : coping with estrangement
"Free and clear from all claims" : divorce and the contradictory nature of women's status
Afterword: Settling "all matters of dispute" : marital conflict, negotiation, and compromise.
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Stray wives : marital conflict in early national New England by Mary Beth Sievens. ISBN 9780814740095. Published by New York University Press in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
