Female foul language and foul female agents in pre-modern Portugal

Through the examination of a number of archival sources and legislation from the late fourteenth to the eighteenth century, this study looks at the phenomenon of the female scold in pre-modern Portugal. Municipal records from certain regions indicate that local officials were confronted with disturb...

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Main Author: Darlene Abreu-Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Actividades Científicas 2017-12-01
Series:Ler História
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lerhistoria/2837