Gender Roles in American Life: A Documentary History of Political, Social, and Economic Changes

Author Constance L. Shehan

Publisher ABC-CLIO

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Author

Constance L. Shehan

Publisher

ABC-CLIO

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Copyright

2018

ISBN13

9781440859595

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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This two-volume set examines how the evolution of gender roles in the United States has changed family dynamics, business practices, and our concepts of womanhood and manhood as well as affected debates about equality, political and military service, and childrearing roles and practices.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1775–1850: Divisions of Labor in an Agrarian Nation.
1: Thomas Paine’s “Occasional Letter on the Female Sex,” 1775.
2: Abigail Adams Urges Her Husband to “Remember the Ladies” at the Second Continental Congress, 1776.
3: Benjamin Rush Expresses Support for the Education of Women, 1787.
4: A New England Minister Describes Moral Instruction of Children as the Primary Role of Women, 1833.
5: Gustave De Beaumont Surveys the Lives of American Women and Girls, 1835.
6: A Female British Sociologist Describes Societal Limitations Imposed on Women, 1838.
7: John O’Sullivan Cites “the Natural Rights of Man” in a Call for Continental Expansion, 1839.
8: A New York Assemblyman Calls for Equal Property Rights for Women, 1839.
9: Alexis De Tocqueville Assesses the Educational Options for Young American Women, 1840.
10: A Female Textile Worker Condemns Conditions of “Degrading Servitude,” 1845.
11: Catharine Beecher Talks About Career Choices for Women, 1846.
12: Martha Coffin Wright Offers “Hints for Wives,” 1846.
13: Sarah Bagley Admits to Flagging Spirits in the Fight for Labor Reforms, 1848.
14: Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, 1848.
1850–1900: The Civil War, Emancipation, and Progress toward Women’s Rights.
15: Horace Greeley Offers His Perspective on “Women and Work,” 1852.
16: A Woman’s Magazine Publishes a Satirical Report from an Imaginary “Men’s Rights Convention,” 1852.
17: A Methodist Minister Cites the Bible in Supporting Ordination for Women, 1853.
18: Susan B. Anthony Blames Disrespect for Teachers on Sexism, 1853.
19: Harriet Jacobs Writes of the Sexual Exploitation of Girls in Slavery, 1861.
20: Vassar College’s Founder Explains His Support for Female College Instructors, 1864.
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Gender Roles in American Life: A Documentary History of Political, Social, and Economic Changes

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