The Free Women of Petersburg: Status and Culture in a Southern Town, 1784-1860

ISBN-13: 9780393952643 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 352 str.

Suzanne Lebsock

Opis

By looking at what the Petersburg women did and thought and comparing their behavior with that of men, Lebsock discovers that they placed high value on economic security, on the personal, on the religious, and on the interests of other women. In a society committed to materialism, male dominance, and the maintenance of slavery, their influence was subversive. They operated from an alternative value system, indeed a distinct female culture.