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Date of Award
1-1-2001
Access Type
Open Access Dissertation
Document type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
History
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/f5em-gf10
Recommended Citation
Wergland, Glendyne R., "Women, men, property, and inheritance : gendered testamentary customs in Western Massachusetts, 1800-1860 : or, diligent wives, dutiful daughters, prodigal sons, westward migration, reciprocity, and rewards for virtue, considered." (2001). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 1286.
https://doi.org/10.7275/f5em-gf10
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/1286