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Gendered strife & confusion : the political culture of Reconstruction / Laura Edwards.

Author/creator Edwards, Laura F.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1997.
Descriptionxvi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Variant title Gendered strife and confusion
Series Women in American history
Women in American history. ^A149113
Contents You can't go home again : marriage and households -- "How can they do it on three barrels of corn a year?" : labor -- "Rich men" and "cheerful wives" : gender roles in elite white households -- "I am my own woman and will do as I please" : gender roles in poor African-American and white households -- "Privilege" and "protection" : civil and political rights -- The "best men" : party politics and the collapse of the Knights of Labor.
Local noteLittle-305306--305131010986.
Local noteLittle-305306--305131010986.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [339]-365) and index.
LCCN 96025317
ISBN0252022971 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0252066006 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1438.S63 E35 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold