Liberty's Daughters
Download or Read eBook Liberty's Daughters PDF written by Mary Beth Norton and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Mary Beth Norton |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801483476 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801483479 |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Liberty's Daughters by : Mary Beth Norton
Book excerpt: Explores the lives of colonial women, particularly during the Revolutionary War years, arguing that eighteenth-century Americans had very clear notions of appropriate behavior for females and the functions they were expected to perform, and that most women suffered from low self-esteem, believing themselves inferior to men.