Women's Roles in Eighteenth-century America

Informationen zum Autor Merril D. Smith , PhD, is an independent scholar. Her published work includes ABC-CLIO's History of American Cooking . Klappentext This book offers a look at how the lives of women changed in the era when the United States emerged.Spanning the broad spectrum of Colonial-era life, Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America is a revealing exploration of how 18-century American women of various races, classes, and religions were affected by conditions of the times-war, slavery, religious awakenings, political change, perceptions about gender-as well as how they influenced the world around them. Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America covers the area of North America that became the United States and follows the transformation of the British colonies into a new nation. The book is organized thematically to examine marriage and the family, the law, work, travel, war, religion, and education and the arts. Each chapter combines current research and primary sources to offer authoritative portraits of real lives of the everyday women during this pivotal early era in our history. Zusammenfassung This book offers a look at how the lives of women changed in the era when the United States emerged. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology 1. Women, Marriage, and the Family 2. Women and the Law 3. Women and Work 4. Women and Travel 5. Women and War 6. Women and Religion 7. Women, Education, and the Arts Selected Bibliography and Resources Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Merril Smith, Merril D. Smith
• Editore: Greenwood Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2010
• EAN: 9780313355523
• ISBN: 978-0-313-35552-3
• Pagine: 250
• Serie: Women's Roles Through History; Women's Roles through History
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Modern / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, HISTORY / Women, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Gender studies: women and girls, American History; Gender