the paradox of educated women in the early American republic /
Lucia McMahon
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xvii, 228 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : between Cupid and Minerva -- More like a pleasure than a study : women's educational experiences -- Various subjects that passed between two young ladies of America : reconstructing female friendship -- The social family circle : family matters -- The union of reason and love : courtship ideals and practices -- The sweet tranquility of domestic endearment : companionate marriage -- So material a change : revisiting republican motherhood -- Conclusion : education, equality, or difference
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Women-- Education-- United States-- History-- 18th century
Women-- Education-- United States-- History-- 19th century
Women-- United States-- Social conditions-- 18th century
Women-- United States-- Social conditions-- 19th century