Founding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society b

Description: Founding Mothers & Fathers by Mary Beth Norton In this pioneering study of the ways in which the first settlers defined the power, prerogatives, and responsibilities of the sexes, one of our most incisive historians opens a window onto the world of Colonial America. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary documents, Mary Beth Norton tells the story of the Pinion clan, whose two-generation record of theft, adultery, and infanticide may have made them our first dysfunctional family. She reopens the case of Mistress Ann Hibbens, whose church excommunicated her for arguing that God had told husbands to listen to their wives. And here is the enigma of Thomas, or Thomasine Hall, who lived comfortably as both a man and a woman in 17th century Virginia. Wonderfully erudite and vastly readable, Founding Mothers & Fathers reveals both the philosophical assumptions and intimate domestic arrangements of our colonial ancestors in all their rigor, strangeness, and unruly passion."An important, imaginative book. Norton destroys our nostalgic image of a 'golden age' of family life and re-creates a more complex past whose assumptions and anxieties are still with us."—Raleigh News and Observer FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this pioneering study of the ways in which the first settlers defined the power, prerogatives, and responsibilities of the sexes, one of our most incisive historians opens a window onto the world of Colonial America. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary documents, Mary Beth Norton tells the story of the Pinion clan, whose two-generation record of theft, adultery, and infanticide may have made them our first dysfunctional family. She reopens the case of Mistress Ann Hibbens, whose church excommunicated her for arguing that God had told husbands to listen to their wives. And here is the enigma of Thomas, or Thomasine Hall, who lived comfortably as both a man and a woman in 17th century Virginia. Wonderfully erudite and vastly readable, Founding Mothers & Fathers reveals both the philosophical assumptions and intimate domestic arrangements of our colonial ancestors in all their rigor, strangeness, and unruly passion."An important, imaginative book. Norton destroys our nostalgic image of a golden age of family life and re-creates a more complex past whose assumptions and anxieties are still with us."--Raleigh News and Observer Author Biography Mary Beth Norton is Mary Donlon Alger, a professor of American history at Cornell University. She is the author ofThe British-Americans- The Loyalist Exiles in England, 1774-1789(1972);Libertys Daughters- The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800(1980);Founding Mothers & Fathers- Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society(1996), which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist; and (with five others)A People and a Nation(6th ed., 2001). She has also edited several works on womens history and served as the general editor ofThe AHA Guide to Historical Literature(3rd ed., 1995). Details ISBN0679749772 Author Mary Beth Norton Short Title FOUNDING MOTHERS & FATHERS Pages 512 Language English ISBN-10 0679749772 ISBN-13 9780679749776 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1997 Series Vintage Residence Ithaca, NY, US Subtitle Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society DOI 10.1604/9780679749776 UK Release Date 1997-07-29 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1997-07-29 NZ Release Date 1997-07-29 US Release Date 1997-07-29 Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1997-07-29 Imprint Random House Inc DEWEY 306.0973 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161475367;

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