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The wild woman of Cincinnati : gender and politics on the eve of the Civil War / Michael D. Pierson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pierson, Michael D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--United States--Social conditions--19th century.
- Women.
- Sex role--United States--History--19th century.
- Sex role.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Mentally ill women--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Mentally ill women.
- Human zoos--Ohio--Cincinnati--History--19th century.
- Human zoos.
- Cincinnati (Ohio)--History.
- Cincinnati (Ohio).
- United States--History--1815-1861.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2023]
- Contents:
- The capture and exhibition of a woman
- Closing the show and trying a woman in court
- Sex-tionalism and the gender ideologies of the political parties
- Women and power in antebellum America.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 27, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Pierson, Michael D. Wild woman of Cincinnati
- ISBN:
- 9780807179475
- 0807179477
- 9780807179482
- 0807179485
- Publisher Number:
- 40031742887
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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