Confederate daughters : coming of age during the Civil War /

Show other versions (2)

Confederate Daughters: Coming of Age during the Civil War explores gender, age, and Confederate identity by examining the lives of teenage daughters of Southern slaveholding, secessionist families. These young women clung tenaciously to the gender ideals that upheld marriage and motherhood as the fu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ott, Victoria E., 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
1800 - 1899
Women > United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Young women > Confederate States of America > Social conditions.
Women, White > Confederate States of America > Social conditions.
Teenage girls > Confederate States of America > Social conditions.
Group identity > Confederate States of America > History.
Nationalism > Confederate States of America > History.
Young women > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Teenage girls > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Jeunes femmes > États confédérés d'Amérique > Conditions sociales.
Blanches > États confédérés d'Amérique > Conditions sociales.
Adolescentes > États confédérés d'Amérique > Conditions sociales.
Identité collective > États confédérés d'Amérique > Histoire.
Nationalisme > États confédérés d'Amérique > Histoire.
Jeunes femmes > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Adolescentes > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Group identity
Nationalism
Social aspects
Social conditions
Teenage girls
Teenage girls > Social conditions
Women
Young women
Young women > Social conditions
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Confederate States of America > Social conditions.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
Southern States
United States
United States > Confederate States of America
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Our Bright Youth
  • 2. The Politicized Belle; 3. The Self-Sufficient Daughter; 4. The Perfect Woman; 5. The Confederate Belle Ideal; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover.

Similar Items