LEADER 02776nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910452030203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8078-7715-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000467141 035 $a(EBL)880175 035 $a(OCoLC)82700505 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000259722 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12032572 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259722 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10191336 035 $a(PQKB)10499316 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC880175 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL880175 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10460917 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL929144 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000467141 100 $a20060214d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTo be useful to the world$b[electronic resource] $ewomen in revolutionary America, 1740-1790 /$fJoan R. Gundersen 205 $aRev. ed. 210 $aChapel Hill [N.C.] $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (344 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8078-5697-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Preface to the 1996 Edition; 1 The Worlds of Their Mothers; 2 Women on the Move; 3 The Silken Cord; 4 Mistress and Servant; 5 Dutiful Daughters and Independent Minds; 6 Sisters of the Spirit; 7 An Injurious and Ill Judging World; 8 The Garden Within; 9 Daughters of Liberty; 10 Mothers of the Republic; Essay on the Sources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y 330 $aOffering an interpretation of the Revolutionary period that places women at the center, Joan R. Gundersen provides a synthesis of the scholarship on women's experiences during the era as well as a nuanced understanding that moves beyond a view of the war as either a ""golden age"" or a disaster for women. Gundersen argues that women's lives varied greatly depending on race and class, but all women had to work within shifting parameters that enabled opportunities for some while constraining opportunities for others. Three generations of women in three households personalize these change 606 $aWomen$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xWomen 607 $aUnited States$xSocial life and customs$yTo 1775 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen$xHistory 676 $a973.3082 700 $aGundersen$b Joan R$0949285 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452030203321 996 $aTo be useful to the world$92145588 997 $aUNINA