First of causes to our sex, the: the female moral reform movement in the antebellum northeast, 1834-1848
Auteur :
Wright, Daniel S.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415652421
Date de publication :
26 juil. 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
540 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the first movement in the United States for social change by and for women. Wright explores the appeal of moral reform, seeing it as a response to seminal changes in family formation and family size in the context of an increasingly market-oriented and mobile society.