ISBN:
9780313355523
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxiii, 182 p)
,
ill
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Women's roles in American history
Parallel Title:
Print version Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America
DDC:
305.40973/09033
Keywords:
Women Legal status, laws, etc 18th century
;
History
;
Women Social conditions 18th century
;
Women's rights History 18th century
Abstract:
Spanning the broad spectrum of Colonial-era life, Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America is a revealing exploration of how 18-century American women of various races, classes, and religions were affected by conditions of the timesÑwar, slavery, religious awakenings, political change, perceptions about genderÑas well as how they influenced the world around them. ||Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America covers the area of North America that became the United States and follows the transformation of the British colonies into a new nation. The book is organized thematically to examine ma
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chronology; 1. Women, Marriage, and the Family; 2. Women and the Law; 3. Women and Work; 4. Women and Travel; 5. Women and War; 6. Women and Religion; 7. Women, Education, and the Arts; Selected Bibliography and Resources; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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