Heroines, Harpies, and Housewives: Imaging Women of Consequence in the Dutch Golden Age

Contents
Acknowledgments
Illustrations
Chapter 1 Introduction
	1.1 Purpose and Scope
	1.2 Indicting Patriarchy
	1.3 Female Agency and Autonomy
	1.4 Did Women Have Power in the Dutch Republic?
	1.5 Reinterpreting Images of Heroines, Harpies, and Housewives
Chapter 2 Heroines
	2.1 The Gendered Culture and History of the Dutch Revolt
	2.2 Kenau Simonsdr. Hasselaer (1526–1588) and the Women of Haarlem
	2.3 Trijn van Leemput (c. 1530–1607) and the Women of Utrecht
	2.4 Trijn Rembrands (c. 1557–1638) and the Women of Alkmaar
	2.5 Magdalena Moons (1541–1613) and the Women of Leiden
	2.6 More Women Warriors
	2.7 The Heroine Legacy
	2.8 Structuring the Cultural Heroine
	2.9 Anna Maria van Schurman (1607–1678): Her Network and Influence
	2.10 Fashioning Other Women Artists
Chapter 3 Harpies
	3.1 The Humorous Battle of the Sexes
	3.2 Violent and Domineering Women
	3.3 Heroines Inspire Harpies
	3.4 Beating the Drunk
	3.5 Husbands Caught with Courtesans
	3.6 The Battle for the Trousers
	3.7 Female Tyranny
	3.8 Female Domination and Feared Despotism
	3.9 Harpies in Decline
Chapter 4 Housewives
	4.1 Female Power and Agency
	4.2 Patriarchy and Women’s Work
	4.3 Geertruydt Roghman (1625–c. 1651): Her Innovations and Influence
	4.4 The Allure of the Domestic
	4.5 Women and Civic Institutions
	4.6 Women and the Economy
	4.7 Consumer Housewives
	4.8 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index