Widowhood in early modern Spain protectors, proprietors, and patrons - Fink De Backer, Stephanie (Brill, 2010)
Widows and the literary imagination – Subjects of counsel – Objects of desire – Sex in the city – To her alone pertains the governance of all her house (Gaspar Astete) – Master and mistress of the household – Father and mother of their children – A widow's work is never done – Worthy recipients and pious donors – Widowhood, poverty, and charity – Family, memory, and the sacralization of urban space – Coda. The strange case of a wicked and cruel woman