Women in 19th Century America

by Fiona Macdonald

Series:The Other Half of History

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Examines the everyday life of women in the United States during the 1800s, contrasting society's ideal view of women with their real lives.

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Canonical title: Women in 19th Century America
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Genre: Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 305.42 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Women Social role and status of women
LCC: HQ1418 .M33 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Women. Feminism

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