Publication

1988-03-23 - Yale University Press

Language

English

Word Count

68,250 words, Guess

Page Count

273 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100300042655
  • ISBN-139780300042658
  • LibraryThing925464
  • Goodreads1843889
  • Better World BooksO8-AZE-198
and 3 more
  • Better World Books9780300042658
  • Better World Books258-BAC-241
  • Open LibraryOL9644030M

Classifications

  • LCCHD6073.A292U6
  • LCCHQ1438.A12 J46 1986
  • DDC305.4/2/0974

Description

"This book--the first to investigate the rich and complex lives of rural women during this period--focuses on women in the Philadelphia hinterland and shows how they became an essential part of that area's rise to agricultural prominence." The author concludes that "rural women in the mid-Atlantic region decreased patriarchal power within the family, became active shapers of the process of commercialization and economic development, and carved out new roles for themselves in public life--providing the base for the development of the feminist movement in the antebellum era"--Book jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Loosening the Bonds: Mid-Atlantic Farm Women, 1750-1850PaperbackYale University Press1988-03-23

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