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Women in public : between banners and ballots, 1825-1880 /

"Ryan's elegant essays sketch a chronology of changing gender symbology and contribute to our understanding of the cultural construction of boundaries between public and private. Historians and feminists will pursue for some time her questions about the process and consequences of excludin...

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Main Author: Ryan, Mary P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1990.
Series:Johns Hopkins symposia in comparative history ; 15th.
Subjects and Genres:
Börngen, ...
1800-1899
Geschichte 1825-1880.
Women in public life > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 19th century.
Women in public life > California > San Francisco > History > 19th century.
Women in public life > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Femmes dans la vie publique > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes dans la vie publique > Californie > San Francisco > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes dans la vie publique > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Women in public life.
Öffentlichkeit.
Frau
Vrouwen.
Openbaar leven.
Women in public life > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > Political activity > United States.
New York (State) > New York.
California > San Francisco.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
USA
Society > Role of > Women > History.
United States.
History.
Online Access:ACLS Humanities E-Book
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • In Search of the Public
  • Ch. 1
  • Ceremonial Space: Public Celebration and Private Women
  • Ch. 2
  • Everyday Space: Gender and the Geography of the Public
  • Ch. 3
  • Political Space: Of Prostitutes and Politicians
  • Ch. 4
  • The Public Sphere: Of Handkerchiefs, Brickbats, and Women's Rights
  • Epilogue

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