Liberty's daughters

the Revolutionary experience of American women, 1750-1800

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384 pages

English language

Published Aug. 14, 1980 by Scott, Foresman.

ISBN:
978-0-673-39348-7
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OCLC Number:
24206834

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First published in 1980, Liberty's Daughters is widely considered a landmark book on the history of American women and on the Revolution itself. Norton brilliantly portrays a dramatic transformation of women's private lives in the wake of the Revolution. This fascinating human story includes lively anecdotes and revealing details from the personal papers of 450 eighteenth-century families. - Publisher.

4 editions

Subjects

  • Women -- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.
  • Women -- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
  • Women -- United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Sources.
  • Women in politics -- United States -- History -- Sources.