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When hens crow : the woman's rights movement in antebellum America

Title: When hens crow : the woman's rights movement in antebellum America / Sylvia D. Hoffert.
Author: Hoffert, Sylvia D.
Publication: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1995.

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Description

x, 153 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"In 1852 the New York Daily Herald described leaders of the woman's rights movement as "hens that crow." Using speeches, pamphlets, newspaper reports, editorials, and personal papers, Hoffert discusses how ideology, language, and strategies of early woman's rights advocates influenced a new political culture grudgingly inclusive of women. She shows the impact of philosophies of republicanism, natural rights, utilitarianism, and the Scottish Common Sense School in helping activists move beyond the limits of Republican Motherhood and the ideals of domesticity and benevolence." "When Hens Crow also illustrates the work of the penny press in spreading the demands of woman's rights advocates to a wide audience, establishing the competency of women to contribute to public discourse and public life."--Jacket

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-147) and index.

Contents

The advocates -- The ideology -- The language -- The strategy -- the responses.

ISBN

0253328802
9780253328809
0585023700
9780585023700

LCCN

94044083

OCLC

ocm31606468
31606468
SCSB-2063379

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library