The Fair sex [electronic resource] : white women and racial patriarchy in the early American Republic / Pauline Schloesser.

By: Schloesser, Pauline EContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New York University Press, c2002Description: xii, 243 pSubject(s): 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 centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 305.42/0973/09033 LOC classification: HQ1075.5.U6 | S39 2002Online resources: Click to View
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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