In the 1930's than in any other generation of women in the twentieth century.
Renaissance marriages were not simply personal matters; they were
crucial to the network of alliances that underlay a family’s prosperity
and prospects and that, in turn, formed the fabric of loyalties,
affection, and obligation that supported civic institutions. Arranging a
suitable match involved family, friends, associates, and political.in aristocratic families, marriages were a currency of dynastic and diplomatic exchange
