The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 38
... happened , they filled a cultural need , opened new careers for women , and affected their con- temporaries ' outlook on life . That their influence was often overly sentimental , narrowly pious and parochial , tediously uplifting , and ...
... happened , they filled a cultural need , opened new careers for women , and affected their con- temporaries ' outlook on life . That their influence was often overly sentimental , narrowly pious and parochial , tediously uplifting , and ...
Page 48
... " great minds " among them . But great minds do not arise in a vacuum . The situation of nine- teenth - century women in America is a good illustration of what happens to a group which for several generations is denied 48.
... " great minds " among them . But great minds do not arise in a vacuum . The situation of nine- teenth - century women in America is a good illustration of what happens to a group which for several generations is denied 48.
Page 140
... happened , prohibition was enacted before woman suffrage , and repealed by the votes of both men and women . The pre - Civil War alliance between advocates of woman's rights and of abolition had confirmed southern politicians in their ...
... happened , prohibition was enacted before woman suffrage , and repealed by the votes of both men and women . The pre - Civil War alliance between advocates of woman's rights and of abolition had confirmed southern politicians in their ...
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References to this book
Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |