Mere equals
Subtitle: the paradox of educated women in the early American republic
By: Lucia McMahon
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780801450525
Subjects: Social conditions; Women; Education; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : between Cupid and Minerva; title: More like a pleasure than a study : women's educational experiences; title: Various subjects that passed between two young ladies of America : reconstructing female friendship; title: The social family circle : family matters; title: The union of reason and love : courtship ideals and practices; title: The sweet tranquility of domestic endearment : companionate marriage; title: So material a change : revisiting republican motherhood; title: Conclusion : education, equality, or difference.