Founding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society
- ISBN-10
- 0307760766
- ISBN-13
- 9780307760760
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-08-03
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Mary Beth Norton
Description
Much like A Midwife's Tale and The Unredeemed Captive, this novel is about power relationships in early American society, religion, and politics--with insights into the initial development and operation of government, the maintenance of social order, and the experiences of individual men and women.
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