Women and the Family in Eighteenth-Century Mexico
Law and Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6079947 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edith Couturier (Division of Fellowships and Seminars, National Endowment for the Humanities, Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 294-304 |
| Publication date | 1985-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036319908501000307 |
| OpenAlex | W2036183987 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 15 |
During the eighteenth century, Mexican family law remained almost unchanged while the ways in which families chose to use the inheritance law altered significantly. At the beginning of the century, women of most economic classes—from artisan families to the nobility—usually received legally binding dowries that protected them at the death of their husbands and provided their children with inheritances. By the end of the century, however, the practice of awarding dowries had almost completely ceased. This essay explores possible explanations for this change through a discussion of the various ways in which women held power and property, depending upon their position in the family
Chose · Dowry · Economics · Family law · Genealogy · Nobility · Political science · Politics · Probate · Sociology · Historical Studies in Latin America · History · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2023 (38) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |