The Fair Sex : : White Women and Racial Patriarchy in the Early American Republic /

The Fair Sex : : White Women and Racial Patriarchy in the Early American Republic / / Pauline E. Schloesser.

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Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2002 Once the egalitarian passions of the American Revolution had dimmed, the new nation settled into a conservative period that saw the legal and social subordination of women and non-white men. Among the Founders who brought the fledgling government into being wer...

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Schloesser, Pauline E.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2005]
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Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Race, Gender, and Woman Citizenship in the American Founding
  • 2 Toward a Theory of Racial Patriarchy
  • 3 The Ideology of the “Fair Sex”
  • 4 The Philosopher Queen and the U.S. Constitution: Mercy Otis Warren as a Reluctant Signatory
  • 5 From Revolution to Racial Patriarchy: The Political Pragmatism of Abigail Adams
  • 6 Gleaning a Self between the Lines: Judith Sargent Murray and the American Enlightenment
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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