| Description |
1 online resource (475 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Gender and American Culture
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Gender & American culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover Page; The Struggle for Equal Adulthood; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PROLOGUE: LIBERTY AND MATURITY IN ENLIGHTENMENT THOUGHT; CHAPTER ONE: ADULT INDEPENDENCE AND THE LIMITS OF REVOLUTION; CHAPTER TWO: DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP AS A STAGE OF LIFE; CHAPTER THREE: CHRONOLOGICAL AGE AND EQUAL RIGHTS; CHAPTER FOUR: THE VOYAGE OF LIFE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; CHAPTER FIVE: COMPETING MEASURES OF MATURE CITIZENSHIP; CHAPTER SIX: PERPETUAL MINORITY AND THE FAILURE OF RECONSTRUCTION; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX. |
| Summary |
In the fight for equality, early feminists often cited the infantilization of women and men of color as a method used to keep them out of power. Corinne T. Field argues that attaining adulthood--and the associated political rights, economic opportunities, and sexual power that come with it--became a common goal for both white and African American feminists between the American Revolution and the Civil War. The idea that black men and all women were more like children than adult white men proved difficult to overcome, however, and continued to serve as a foundation for racial and sexual inequality for generations. In detailing the connections between the struggle for equality and concepts of adulthood, Field provides an essential historical context for understanding the dilemmas black and white women still face in America today, from "glass ceilings" and debates over welfare dependency to a culture obsessed with youth and beauty. Drawn from a fascinating past, this book tells the history of how maturity, gender, and race collided, and how those affected came together to fight against injustice. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Adulthood -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Adulthood. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Citizenship -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Citizenship. |
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Equality before the law -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Equality before the law. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- History -- 19th century.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Field, Corinne T. Struggle for Equal Adulthood : Gender, Race, Age, and the Fight for Citizenship in Antebellum America. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, ©2014 9781469618142 |
| ISBN |
9781469618159 (electronic book) |
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146961815X (electronic book) |
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