Widowhood

Widowhood is not to them a calamity in perfection, for they have this to comfort themselves with, that their Maker is their husband; loss of children is not, for he is better to them than ten sons.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721

Widowhood is a desolate estate; but let the widows trust in me (Jer.xlix. 11), and rejoice that they have a God to trust to.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

"Widowhood" (chaps. 13 and 14), he repudiated the extreme doctrine about second and subsequent marriages, but he exhorted widows to continence.

Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals William Graham Sumner 1875

His focus turned to studying loss, which resulted in his book Beyond Widowhood: From Bereavement to Emergence and Hope.

The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011

“Widowhood was an opportunity for self-expression and self-discovery,” Di Giulio wrote.

The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011

His focus turned to studying loss, which resulted in his book Beyond Widowhood: From Bereavement to Emergence and Hope.

The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011

“Widowhood was an opportunity for self-expression and self-discovery,” Di Giulio wrote.

The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011

Widowhood was practically the only situation where women won their freedom.

Levant: Women in the Jewish Communities after the Ottoman Conquest of 1517. 2009

Now my mom finds comfort in knowing she is not alone in her grief by reading Widowhood and Remembrances

One Widow's Remembrance Esther 2009

Now my mom finds comfort in knowing she is not alone in her grief by reading Widowhood and Remembrances

Archive 2009-04-12 Esther 2009