Mere equals : the paradox of educated women in the early American republic /
McMahon, Lucia.
Mere equals : the paradox of educated women in the early American republic / Lucia McMahon. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xvii, 228 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies 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.
9780801465888
Women--Education--History--United States--18th century.
Women--Education--History--United States--19th century.
Women--Social conditions--United States--18th century.
Women--Social conditions--United States--19th century.
Women--Education--History--United States--18th century.
Electronic Books.
LC1752 / .M474 2012
Mere equals : the paradox of educated women in the early American republic / Lucia McMahon. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xvii, 228 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies 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.
9780801465888
Women--Education--History--United States--18th century.
Women--Education--History--United States--19th century.
Women--Social conditions--United States--18th century.
Women--Social conditions--United States--19th century.
Women--Education--History--United States--18th century.
Electronic Books.
LC1752 / .M474 2012