Megan Moran is an Assistant Professor of History at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Her research focuses broadly on themes of family and gender in early modern Italy. Her published articles have explored sibling relations, motherhood, gender and fashion, and stepfamilies in sixteenth and seventeenth century Florence.

• Note on Florentine Currency, Units of Measure, and Dates, List of Figures, List of Family Trees, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Chapter 1: Marriage and Family Authority: Wives, Mothers, and Widows, Chapter 2: Siblings and Family Ties: Sisters, Brothers, and Half-Siblings, Chapter 3: Secular and Sacred Networks: Between Convent Communities and Family Life, Chapter 4: Amicizia e Famiglia: Female Friendships and Sociability, Chapter 5: The Politics of Social Networking: Gender, Family Strategy, and Political Culture, Conclusion, Appendix: Family Trees, Index

Megan Moran is an Assistant Professor of History at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Her research focuses broadly on themes of family and gender in early modern Italy. Her published articles have explored sibling relations, motherhood, gender and fashion, and stepfamilies in sixteenth and seventeenth century Florence.

• Note on Florentine Currency, Units of Measure, and Dates, List of Figures, List of Family Trees, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Chapter 1: Marriage and Family Authority: Wives, Mothers, and Widows, Chapter 2: Siblings and Family Ties: Sisters, Brothers, and Half-Siblings, Chapter 3: Secular and Sacred Networks: Between Convent Communities and Family Life, Chapter 4: Amicizia e Famiglia: Female Friendships and Sociability, Chapter 5: The Politics of Social Networking: Gender, Family Strategy, and Political Culture, Conclusion, Appendix: Family Trees, Index