To be useful to the world : women in revolutionary America, 1740-1790 /

To be useful to the world : women in revolutionary America, 1740-1790 / Joan R. Gundersen.

Gundersen's analysis benefits from two decades of scholarly research into the lives of colonial women. Her vivid account synthesizes the work of her colleagues and brings an essential multicultural perspective to the discussion. She examines the lives of African women brought as slaves to the c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gundersen, Joan R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : London : Twayne Publishers ; Prentice Hall International, [1996]
Series:American women, 1600-1900.
Subjects:
Women > United States > History > 18th century.
Women.
Gender identity.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Women.
United States > Social life and customs > To 1775.
Table of Contents:
  • The worlds of their mothers
  • Women on the move
  • The silken cord
  • Mistress and servant
  • Dutiful daughters and independent minds
  • Sisters of the spirit
  • "An injurious and ill judging world"
  • The garden within
  • Daughters of liberty
  • Mothers of the Republic.

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