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Autore |
Boylan Anne M. <1947-> |
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The origins of women's activism [[electronic resource] ] : New York and Boston, 1797-1840 / / Anne M. Boylan |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2002 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - United States - Societies and clubs - History |
Women social reformers - United States - History |
Women political activists - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-329) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Patterns of organization -- Domesticity and organizational work -- Portraits of women organizers -- Politics -- Economies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Tracing the deep roots of women's activism in America, this text analyses over 70 women's volunteer associations in the decades following the Revolution. She explores the aims and foundation of these groups and how they were structured, as well as their effect on defining women's roles. |
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