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Sentiments of a British-American woman : Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution / Owen S. Ireland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ireland, Owen S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reed, Esther, 1747-1780.
- Reed, Esther.
- Women political activists--United States--Biography.
- Women political activists.
- Politicians' spouses--United States--Biography.
- Politicians' spouses.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 252 pages )
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Explores the life and work of political publicist and strategist Esther DeBerdt Reed, who, in a life highly structured by conflict, national identity, religion, and the overall importance of being a wife and mother, gave eloquent expression to the political aspirations of female patriots in Revolutionary America"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Esther : imprudent and impatient love
- Joseph : love and calculation
- A willful girl matures
- Responsibilities and schemes
- Politics : old world patronage
- Love defeats prudence
- Exiled where women "stooped like country girls"
- A new political identity : "they" becomes "we"
- "Unleash the dogs of war"
- Politics : new world democracy
- America's female politician
- Triumph and tragedy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-244) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780271080611
- 0271080612
- 9780271080635
- 0271080639
- OCLC:
- 1033929088
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