TY - BOOK AU - McMahon,Lucia TI - Mere equals: the paradox of educated women in the early American republic SN - 9780801465888 AV - LC1752 .M474 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Women KW - Education KW - United States KW - History KW - 18th century KW - 19th century KW - Social conditions KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=671526&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -