The gendering of American politics founding mothers, founding fathers, and political patriarchy
Title:
The gendering of American politics founding mothers, founding fathers, and political patriarchy
Author:
Kann, Mark E.
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9780313388774
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 194 p.)
Contents:
Preface; Introduction: Founding Fathers and Founding Mothers; PART ONE: REMEMBER THE LADIES; 1. Women's Exclusion from Politics; 2. The Case for Women's Inclusion; 3. The Doctrine of Republican Womanhood; PART TWO: THE RANKS OF MEN; 4. Disorderly Men; 5. A Small Governing Elite; 6. Weak Citizens and Gentleman Legislators; CONCLUSION: THE FOUNDERS' LEGACY; 7. America's Gendered Politics; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W;
Abstract:
America's founding mothers and fathers built gender bias into American politics. This book examines traditional prejudices against women's political participation as well as efforts to overcome these prejudices during a revolutionary era. It inquires into the shifting male hierarchies that kept some men out of politics, admitted others to a limited citizenship, and privileged a few men with leadership authority. It also assesses the impact of the founders' gender bias on modern American politics.
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