1st Edition
Changing Ideas about Women in the United States, 1776-1825
By Janet Wilson James
Copyright 1981
376 Pages
by
Routledge
372 Pages
by
Routledge
376 Pages
by
Routledge
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Written in 1954 and published in 1981, this fascinating study remains authoritative as an account of a body of opinion about women’s nature and role that was in vogue in America during the first half-century after independence. Combining intellectual and social history, this work was one of numerous attempts being made at the time to add depth to American social history dealing with women and... Read more
Introduction: Recollections of a Veteran in Women’s History Preface 1. Colonial Theory and Practice 2. The Revolutionary Era and Women’s Rights, 1776-1800 3. The Religious Revival and the New Conservatism: Marriage and the Home, 1800-1825 4. Charity Work and Education, 1800-1825 5. The Rise of the Woman Author. Conclusion
Biography
Janet Wilson James
