To Be Useful to the World: Women in Revolutionary America, 1740-1790

by Joan R. Gundersen

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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 as either a "golden age" or a disaster for women. Gundersen argues that women's lives varied greatly depending on race and class, but all women had to work within shifting parameters that enabled...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807856975

ISBN13:9780807856970

Release Date:August 2006

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Gay & Lesbian Gender Studies History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Revolution & Founding Social Science Social Sciences Women in History Women's Studies

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