Free hearts and free homes : gender and American antislavery politics / Michael D. Pierson.

Author/creator Pierson, Michael D.
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxiii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Antislavery movements--United States. --History. --19th century.
Political parties--United States. --History. --19th century.
Women abolitionists--United States. --History. --19th century.
Sex role--Political aspects. --United States. --History. --19th century.
Women--Political activity. --United States. --History. --19th century.
Political culture--United States. --History. --19th century.
United States--Politics and government. --1849-1861.

SeriesGender and American culture
Gender & American culture. ^A228874
Contents Liberty party gender ideologies -- From liberty to free soil : gender and emancipation -- Antislavery women and the triumph of domestic feminism -- Democrats and the defense of patriarchy -- Gender in the 1856 Republican campaign -- Republican women and the 1856 election -- Republican gender ideology in 1860.
General noteBased on author's thesis (doctoral)--State University of New York, Binghampton.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [223]-243) and index.
LCCN 2002153534
ISBN0807827827 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807854557 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E449 .P615 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold