The Struggle for Equal Adulthood : Gender, Race, Age, and the Fight for Citizenship in Antebellum America.

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In the fight for equality, early feminists often cited the infantilization of women and men of color as a method used to keep them out of power. Corinne T. Field argues that attaining adulthood--and the associated political rights, economic opportunities, and sexual power that come with it--became a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Field, Corinne T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
Colección:Gender & American culture.
Temas:
1800-1899
Adulthood > United States > History > 19th century.
Citizenship > United States > History > 19th century.
Equality before the law > United States > History > 19th century.
Adultes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Adulthood
Citizenship
Equality before the law
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; The Struggle for Equal Adulthood; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PROLOGUE: LIBERTY AND MATURITY IN ENLIGHTENMENT THOUGHT; CHAPTER ONE: ADULT INDEPENDENCE AND THE LIMITS OF REVOLUTION; CHAPTER TWO: DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP AS A STAGE OF LIFE; CHAPTER THREE: CHRONOLOGICAL AGE AND EQUAL RIGHTS; CHAPTER FOUR: THE VOYAGE OF LIFE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; CHAPTER FIVE: COMPETING MEASURES OF MATURE CITIZENSHIP; CHAPTER SIX: PERPETUAL MINORITY AND THE FAILURE OF RECONSTRUCTION; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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