McMahon, Lucia. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801465888 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women--Education--History--United States--18th century.<br/>Women--Education--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Women--Social conditions--United States--18th century.<br/>Women--Social conditions--United States--19th century.<br/>Women--Education--History--United States--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC1752  / .M474 2012