| Loosening the Bonds: Mid-Atlantic Farm Women, 1750-1850 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Jensen, Joan M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300042655 ISBN-13: 9780300042658 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1988 Annotation: The first book to investigate the rich and complex lives of rural women during the late colonial and early national periods. Jensen focuses on women in the Philadelphia hinterland and shows how they became an essential part of that area's rise to agricultural prominence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - History - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| LCCN: 85022471 |
| Series: Mid-Atlantic Farm Women, 1750-1850 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.18" W x 9.17" (0.99 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first book to investigate the rich and complex lives of rural women during the late colonial and early national periods. Jensen focuses on women in the Philadelphia hinterland and shows how they became an essential part of that area's rise to agricultural prominence. Examining not only the Quakers, who formed the dominant group in the region, but also black and other ethnic groups, Jensen offers fascinating details on the ways farm women functioned in the varied spheres of their lives. Her book makes a major contribution to women's history. |