A01=Karen V. Hansen
anecdotal
antebellum new england life
Author_Karen V. Hansen
autobiographies
black and white
Category=NHK
Category=NHTB
challenges conventional notions of gender roles
diaries
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eq_history
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eq_nobargain
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half century before civil war
historical research and sociological interpretation
letters
men and women
men to public realm
narrative of new englands working class
women to private realm
Product details
- ISBN 9780520205611
- Weight: 499g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 29 Nov 1996
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Karen Hansen's richly anecdotal narrative explores the textured community lives of New England's working women and men--both white and black--n the half century before the Civil War. Her use of diaries, letters, and autobiographies brings their voices to life, making this study an extraordinary combination of historical research and sociological interpretation. Hansen challenges conventional notions that women were largely relegated to a private realm and men to a public one. A third dimension--the social sphere--also existed and was a critical meeting ground for both genders. In the social worlds of love, livelihood, gossip, friendship, and mutual assistance, working people crossed ideological gender boundaries. The book's rare collection of original writings reinforces Hansen's arguments and also provides an intimate glimpse into antebellum New England life.
Karen V. Hansen is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University.
