Huppert discusses the private goings-on for many in society, those that had to deal with being orphaned or simply lacking in money to live a better life.
Unwed mothers were of particular note, the hardships that they almost certainly would face just emphasizes the hypocritical nature that early modern Europe existed in.
Marriage also seemed much different than the modern sense. there was almost no marriage based on what we consider love today, that there was always a dowry and arrangements involved in coupling. It was not unheard of for the rare case of marriage based off of the desires of the two people involved. There were areas of Europe that started to show a development of equality between men and women but it was the exception to the vast majority of rules.
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