Recovering Women’s Experience in Last Wills and Marriage Contracts. The Example of Liège (16th-17th centuries)
Publication date :
13 November 2024
Event name :
Recovering female voices in medieval and early modern Europe
Event organizer :
KU Leuven Rijksarchief Leuven
Event place :
Leuven, Belgium
Event date :
13 novembre 2024
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
References of the abstract :
First, the paper will address several challenges I encountered with the manuscript sources underpinning my research, namely last wills and marriage contracts, when it comes to trying to recover women's experiences and voices. Second, I will present some of the findings I derived from studying last wills and marriage contracts. In that regard, I will focus on three key topics: daughters’ inheritance rights, legal provisions aimed at limiting or by-passing marital authority and the question of women’s last wills.
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