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 Schloesser.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schloesser, Pauline E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, c2002.
Subjects:
Warren, Mercy Otis, > 1728-1814.
Adams, Abigail, > 1744-1818.
Murray, Judith Sargent, > 1751-1820.
Sex role > Political aspects > United States > History > 18th century.
Women > Political activity > United States > History > 18th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 18th century.
Patriarchy > United States > History > 18th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects > History > 18th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Race, gender, and woman citizenship in the American founding
  • Toward a theory of racial patriarchy
  • The ideology of the "fair sex"
  • The philosopher queen and the U.S. constitution: Mercy Otis Warren as a reluctant signatory
  • From revolution to racial patriarchy: the political pragmatism of Abigail Adams
  • Gleaning a self between the lines: Judith Sargent Murray and the american enlightment.

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