How did diverse women in America understand; explain; and act upon their varied constraints; positions; responsibilities; and worldviews in changing American society between the end of the Revolution and the beginning of the Civil War? Antebellum Women: Private; Public; Partisan answers the question by going beyond previous works in the field. The authors identify three phases in the changing relationship of women to civic and political activities. They first situate women as "deferential domestics" in a world of conservative gender expectations; then map out the development of an ideology that allowed women to leverage their familial responsibilities into participation as "companionate co-workers" in movements of religion; reform; and social welfare; and finally trace the path of those who followed their causes into the world of politics as "passionate partisans." The book includes a selection of primary documents that encompasses both well-known works and previously unpublished texts from a variety of genres; making Antebellum Women a unique one-volume work that will introduce readers to the documentary record as well as to the vibrant body of historical work on gender in the early nineteenth century.
#5008614 in Books Rowman Littlefield Publishers 2002-04-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.24 x 1.01 x 6.10l; 1.39 #File Name: 0742520846384 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy The Inside FAA ManGood read.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good history with some minor inaccuraciesBy D. AlanI felt that I struck gold when I found this book. I have a close tie with Company C of the 18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. My G(3) Grandfather served in this unit; as well as his son; my G(2) uncle. They enlisted as father/son. Because of this; I have more real knowledge of the two Stokes who served with Company C. T.J. Davis got it right in his letters. Nanzig missed it a little. The picture of John M. Stokes; the fifer; is my G(3) Grandfather. He did not die while serving; as incorrectly stated under his picture. John Stokes; his son; died in St. Louis of disease. The author misses these points. The capsule at the end of the book that gives what happened to each member of this Company is incorrect as well.Aside from the above; I enjoyed this book. It provides a nice concise history of Company C. T.J. Davis' letters did annoy me a little. It showed T.J. as a character that I began to dislike more and more. Starting from T.J. criticizing his wife's writing style; to what seems to be loan sharking; and finally to deserting his unit; I just couldn't view him as a brave fighting hero.I highly recommend this book for anyone who has a desire to learn Civil War history.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. badax goodBy William StageThis guy Tom Nanzig can really write. The book had me going from beginning to end.
