To be Useful to the World: Women in Revolutionary America, 1740-1790Univ of North Carolina Press, 2006 - 325 Seiten Offering an interpretation of the Revolutionary period that places women at the center, Joan R. Gundersen provides a synthesis of the scholarship on women's experiences during the era as well as a nuanced understanding that moves beyond a view of the war |
Inhalt
1 The Worlds of Their Mothers | 1 |
2 Women on the Move | 17 |
3 The Silken Cord | 45 |
4 Mistress and Servant | 67 |
5 Dutiful Daughters and Independent Minds | 89 |
6 Sisters of the Spirit | 109 |
7 An Injurious and Ill Judging World | 133 |
8 The Garden Within | 153 |
9 Daughters of Liberty | 173 |
10 Mothers of the Republic | 201 |
Essay on the Sources | 219 |
Notes | 237 |
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To Be Useful to the World: Women in Revolutionary America, 1740-1790 Joan R. Gundersen Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2006 |
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