03833nam 2200709Ia 450 991097304210332120240822220046.0978079148139407914813959781423795308142379530X(CKB)1000000000464960(SSID)ssj0000216667(PQKBManifestationID)11197943(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216667(PQKBWorkID)10197618(PQKB)11266628(MiAaPQ)EBC3407860(OCoLC)70875529(MdBmJHUP)muse6438(Au-PeEL)EBL3407860(CaPaEBR)ebr10579283(DE-B1597)682253(DE-B1597)9780791481394(Perlego)2672225(EXLCZ)99100000000046496020050920d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe other daughters of the Revolution The narrative of K. White (1809) and The memoirs of Elizabeth Fisher (1810) /edited and with an introduction by Sharon HaleviAlbany State University of New York Pressc2006ix, 130 pFirst work originally published: Schenectady : Printed for the authoress, 1809. 2nd work originally published: New York : Printed for the author, 1810.9780791468173 0791468178 Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-121) and index.Narrative of the life, occurrences, vicissitudes and present situation of K. White / K. White (1809) -- Memoirs of Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher / Elizabeth Munro Fisher (1810).Early in the nineteenth century, New York residents K. White and Elizabeth Fisher wrote and published two of the earliest autobiographies written by American women. Their lives ran along parallel courses: both were daughters of Loyalists who chose to remain in the United States; both found themselves entangled in unhappy marriages, abandoned for extend periods, and forced to take on the role of sole provider; and both became involved in property disputes with their male kin, which eventually landed them in prison, where they wrote their narratives. White's tale is a highly crafted text, almost an embryonic novel, incorporating several subgenres and interweaving poetry and prose. Fisher's story, while less sophisticated in terms of rhetoric and style, is nevertheless a compelling account of a woman's life and struggles during the Revolution and the early years of the republic.Their narratives, read together, highlight many literary and historical issues. They present an unruly, disobedient, and assertive female subject and illuminate popular attitudes regarding women and marriage. By articulating a consistent and growing unease concerning the institution of marriage and the unlimited power husbands had over their wives, these narratives lay the groundwork for a political critique of marriage and the status of women within it.WomenUnited StatesBiographyWomenUnited StatesHistory18th centuryWomenUnited StatesHistory19th centuryWomenUnited StatesSocial conditionsUnited StatesBiographyWomenWomenHistoryWomenHistoryWomenSocial conditions.973.3092/2BWhite K.1772-.1811778Fisher Elizabeth Munrob. 1759.1811779Halevi Sharon1958-1811780MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973042103321The other daughters of the Revolution4363857UNINA