Introduction
Widows and Poverty
Widows, Legislation and Property
Assessing the Assets of the Widow
Life Interest, Usufruct or Pension, the Mainstay of the Widow?
Widows, Economy and Family
The Demography of Widowhood
Household Structure, Age. Social Status and Geography
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography

BEATRICE MORING is an Associate Professor in Social and Economic History at the University of Helsinki and author of Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920 (Boydell, 2017).