Devil of the domestic sphere : temperance, gender, and middle-class ideology, 1800-1860 / Scott C. Martin.

Author/creator Martin, Scott C., 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoDeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, ©2008.
Description204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Temperance--United States. --History. --19th century.
Sex role--United States. --History. --19th century.
Women--Suffrage. --United States. --19th century.
Feminism--United States. --History. --19th century.
United States--Social conditions. --19th century.
United States--Moral conditions. --19th century.

SeriesDrugs and alcohol
Drugs and alcohol (De Kalb, Ill.) ^A712894
Contents Introduction: Temperance literature and misogyny -- Female intemperance -- Victims and exemplars -- The suffering woman -- Female moral suasion -- Toward legislation -- Protecting the home -- Conclusion: The legacy of middle-class temperance ideology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [181]-198) and index.
LCCN 2007037991
ISBN9780875803852 (clothbound : alk. paper)
ISBN0875803857 (clothbound : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV 5229 .M36 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold