Sentiments of a British-American woman : Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution / / Owen S. Ireland

• Autore: Ireland Owen S.
• Pubblicazione: University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 252 pages )
• Disciplina: 973.31092
• Soggetto topico: Women political activists - United States; Politicians' spouses - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Revolution, 1775-1783; United States Politics and government 1775-1783; United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Women Biography
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-244) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Esther : imprudent and impatient love -- Joseph : love and calculation -- A willful girl matures -- Responsibilities and schemes -- Politics : old world patronage -- Love defeats prudence -- Exiled where women "stooped like country girls" -- A new political identity : "they" becomes "we" -- "Unleash the dogs of war" -- Politics : new world democracy -- America's female politician -- Triumph and tragedy.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Explores the life and work of political publicist and strategist Esther DeBerdt Reed, who, in a life highly structured by conflict, national identity, religion, and the overall importance of being a wife and mother, gave eloquent expression to the political aspirations of female patriots in Revolutionary America"--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sentiments of a British-American woman
• ISBN: 0-271-08061-2; 0-271-08063-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808452103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II