[1] Introductions
Gender and political culture in early modern Europe / James Daybell and Svante Norrhem
Gender, politics and archives in early modern England / James Daybell
[2] Diplomacy, gifts, and the politics of exchange
Material culture as power : gendered strategies of power in an early modern dynasty / Susan Broomhall and Jacqueline Van Gent
Diplomats and kin networks : diplomatic strategy and gender, 1648-1740 / Svante Norrhem and Peter Lindström
[3] Socio-economic structures, gender and politics
Female agency in favourable political circumstances : Lady Ingerd Ottesdotter and the benefits of holding Crown fiefs in Norway in the 1520s / Randi Bjørshol Waerdahl
Female networks and horizontal families / Barbara J. Harris
Widows' political strategies in traditional communities : negotiating marital status and authority in eighteenth Century France / Elise M. Dermineur
[4] Women and gendered politics at court
"For ye, young men, show a womanish soul, yon maiden a man's" : perspectives on female monarchy in Elizabeth's first decade / Victoria Smith
Strategies for survival : women at the Court of the Medici (1565-1587) / Sarah Bercusson
[5] Voting and political representation
No place for a lady : re-considering women and voting in the 18th century / Elaine Chalus
Gender, politics and voting in early modern Scandinavia / Hilde Sandvik, Åsa Karlsson Sjögren & Peter Lindström
[6] Conclusion: Global perspectives
Gender and cultural power in global perspective / Merry Wiesner-Hanks.