Parlor politics : in which the ladies of Washington help build a city and a government /

Parlor politics : in which the ladies of Washington help build a city and a government / Catherine Allgor.

When Thomas Jefferson moved his Republican administration into the new capital city in 1801, one of his first acts was to abolish any formal receptions, except on specific holidays. His successful campaign for the presidency had been partially founded on the idea that his Federalist enemies had assu...

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Main Author: Allgor, Catherine, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2000.
Series:Jeffersonian America.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Upper class women > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Entertaining > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Women.
Gender identity.
Simmons University authors. Allgor, Catherine.
Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) > Politics and government > 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.

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