Mere equals : the paradox of educated women in the early American republic /
McMahon, Lucia.
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press,
2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-221) and index.
Introduction : between Cupid and Minerva -- More like a pleasure than a study : women's educational experiences -- Various subjects that passed between two young ladies of America : reconstructing female friendship -- The social family circle : family matters -- The union of reason and love : courtship ideals and practices -- The sweet tranquility of domestic endearment : companionate marriage -- So material a change : revisiting republican motherhood -- Conclusion : education, equality, or difference.
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