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Sentiments of a British-American Woman : Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution / Owen S. Ireland.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2017]Copyright date: 2018Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780271080635
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.3/1092 23
LOC classification:
  • E302.6.R29 I74 2017eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Esther: Imprudent and Impatient Love -- 2 Joseph: Love and Calculation -- 3 A Willful Girl Matures -- 4 Responsibilities and Schemes -- 5 Politics: Old World Patronage -- 6 Love Defeats Prudence -- 7 Exiled Where Women “Stooped like Country Girls” -- 8 A New Political Identity: “They” Becomes “We” -- 9 “Unleash the Dogs of War” -- 10 Politics: New World Democracy -- 11 America’s Female Politician -- 12 Triumph and Tragedy -- Coda -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index
Summary: At the time of her death in 1780, British-born Esther DeBerdt Reed—a name few know today—was one of the most politically important women in Revolutionary America. Her treatise “The Sentiments of an American Woman” articulated the aspirations of female patriots, and the Ladies Association of Philadelphia, which she founded, taught generations of women how to translate their political responsibilities into action. DeBerdt Reed’s social connections and political sophistication helped transform her husband, Joseph Reed, from a military leader into the president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, a position analogous to the modern office of governor.DeBerdt Reed’s life yields remarkable insight into the scope of women’s political influence in an age ruled by the strict social norms structured by religion and motherhood. The story of her courtship, marriage, and political career sheds light both on the private and political lives of women during the Revolution and on how society, religion, and gender interacted as a new nation struggled to build its own identity.Engaging, comprehensive, and built on primary source material that allows DeBerdt Reed’s own voice to shine, Owen Ireland’s expertly researched biography rightly places her in a prominent position in the pantheon of our founders, both female and male.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Esther: Imprudent and Impatient Love -- 2 Joseph: Love and Calculation -- 3 A Willful Girl Matures -- 4 Responsibilities and Schemes -- 5 Politics: Old World Patronage -- 6 Love Defeats Prudence -- 7 Exiled Where Women “Stooped like Country Girls” -- 8 A New Political Identity: “They” Becomes “We” -- 9 “Unleash the Dogs of War” -- 10 Politics: New World Democracy -- 11 America’s Female Politician -- 12 Triumph and Tragedy -- Coda -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index

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At the time of her death in 1780, British-born Esther DeBerdt Reed—a name few know today—was one of the most politically important women in Revolutionary America. Her treatise “The Sentiments of an American Woman” articulated the aspirations of female patriots, and the Ladies Association of Philadelphia, which she founded, taught generations of women how to translate their political responsibilities into action. DeBerdt Reed’s social connections and political sophistication helped transform her husband, Joseph Reed, from a military leader into the president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, a position analogous to the modern office of governor.DeBerdt Reed’s life yields remarkable insight into the scope of women’s political influence in an age ruled by the strict social norms structured by religion and motherhood. The story of her courtship, marriage, and political career sheds light both on the private and political lives of women during the Revolution and on how society, religion, and gender interacted as a new nation struggled to build its own identity.Engaging, comprehensive, and built on primary source material that allows DeBerdt Reed’s own voice to shine, Owen Ireland’s expertly researched biography rightly places her in a prominent position in the pantheon of our founders, both female and male.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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