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May 18, 2024 · Polygyny, marriage in which two or more women share a husband. Sororal polygyny, in which the cowives are sisters, is often the preferred form because sisters are thought to be more mutually supportive and less argumentative than nonsiblings.
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2 days ago · AMST 0206 Nineteenth-Century American Literature (Fall 2024) This course will examine major developments in the literary world of 19th century America. Specific topics to be addressed might include the transition from Romanticism to Regionalism and Realism, the origins and evolution of the novel in the United States, and the tensions arising ...
May 7, 2024 · In literature, gender refers to how authors and characters define themselves and how society evaluates them based on their gender. Sex, gender, and sexuality shape narrative texts and readers’ understanding of them in many ways.
6 days ago · In English law “chivalry” meant the tenure of land by knights’ service. The court of chivalry instituted by Edward III, with the lord high constable and earl marshal of England as joint judges, had summary jurisdiction in all cases of offenses of knights and generally as to military matters.
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May 16, 2024 · General Modern. From balls to Bridgerton: a brief history of debutantes and the social season. Featuring ball gowns, eligible bachelors and a chance to meet royalty – the world of the debutante certainly seems like a glamourous one. But what was life really like for these young women chosen to be presented to society? Carolyn Harris explores…
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May 22, 2024 · Primary sources documenting the changing representations and lived experiences of gender roles and relations from the nineteenth century to the present. Includes sources for the study of women's suffrage, the feminist movement, the men’s movement, employment, education, the body, the family, and government and politics.
May 16, 2024 · Much of Lady Whistledown’s gossip on Bridgerton centers on the relationship between Simon Basset (played by Regé-Jean Page) and Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor).
