The Fair sex [electronic resource] : white women and racial patriarchy in the early American Republic / Pauline Schloesser.
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TextPublication details: New York : New York University Press, c2002.Description: 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 century
- 305.42/0973/09033 21
- HQ1075.5.U6 S39 2002
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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.