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Women in the American Revolution - Gender, Politics, and the Domestic World (Hardcover)
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Women in the American Revolution - Gender, Politics, and the Domestic World (Hardcover)
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Building on a quarter century of scholarship following the
publication of the groundbreaking Women in the Age of the American
Revolution, the engagingly written essays in this volume offer an
updated answer to the question, What was life like for women in the
era of the American Revolution? The contributors examine how women
dealt with years of armed conflict and carried on their daily
lives, exploring factors such as age, race, educational background,
marital status, social class, and region. For patriot women the
Revolution created opportunities-to market goods, find a new social
status within the community, or gain power in the family. Those who
remained loyal to the Crown, however, often saw their lives
diminished-their property confiscated, their businesses failed, or
their sense of security shattered. Some essays focus on individuals
(Sarah Bache, Phillis Wheatley), while others address the impact of
war on social or commercial interactions between men and women.
Patriot women in occupied Boston fell in love with and married
British soldiers; in Philadelphia women mobilized support for
nonimportation; and in several major colonial cities wives took
over the family business while their husbands fought. Together,
these essays recover what the Revolution meant to and for women.
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