First generations : women in colonial America / Carol Berkin.
The Indian, European, and African women of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America were defenders of their native land, pioneers on the frontier, willing immigrants, and courageous slaves. They were also - as earlier scholars tended to overlook - as important as men in shaping American culture a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Hill and Wang,
1996.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The Indian, European, and African women of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America were defenders of their native land, pioneers on the frontier, willing immigrants, and courageous slaves. They were also - as earlier scholars tended to overlook - as important as men in shaping American culture and history. First Generations is one of the first books to examine these women's experiences, to look at them not only as wives, mothers, household managers, laborers, rebels, But, invariably, as active participants in the creation of their societies. In fascinating biographical portraits and analyses of collective experiences, Carol Berkin conveys the varieties of female lives, separated by class, region, and race but linked by laws and presumptions that defined them by gender. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 234 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0809045613 9780809045617 9780809016068 0809016060 |