Sentiments of a British-American Woman : : Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution / / Owen S. Ireland.
At the time of her death in 1780, British-born Esther DeBerdt Reed-a name few know today-was one of the most politically important women in Revolutionary America. Her treatise "The Sentiments of an American Woman" articulated the aspirations of female patriots, and the Ladies Association o...
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2022] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Esther: Imprudent and Impatient Love
- 2 Joseph: Love and Calculation
- 3 A Willful Girl Matures
- 4 Responsibilities and Schemes
- 5 Politics: Old World Patronage
- 6 Love Defeats Prudence
- 7 Exiled Where Women "Stooped like Country Girls"
- 8 A New Political Identity: "They" Becomes "We"
- 9 "Unleash the Dogs of War"
- 10 Politics: New World Democracy
- 11 America's Female Politician
- 12 Triumph and Tragedy
- Coda
- Notes
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index