Women
in Farnham & its Villages
1200 - 1900
Pat Heather
The lives of individual women in the
ancient hundred of Farnham in
Surrey, both in the town and the
country, are set against the
background of the role of women in
the community and in society over
the period six centuries. Each
chapter covers a century and
includes a summary and end notes.
Principal events are sketched in
and aspects of life for women at all
stages of their lives, within and
without the home, are investigated,
and their positions as daughters,
spinsters, wives and widows. To
sketch in the background for life
for women, extracts from wider works
are used, and extracts from original
documents provides the information
about the lives of local women.
Topics covered include property,
health education religion immorality
and charity.
222 pages
69 illustrations
