City of women : sex and class in New York, 1789-1860 /

This highly original work takes a close look at working-class women in early 19th century New York, and shows both the strengths and vulnerabilities of this 'city of women'. Describing the specific moral and economic circumstances of individual female lives, the author makes vivid historic...

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Main Author:	Stansell, Christine
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1986.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Borzoi book
Subjects:	Börngen. Metropolitan Museum of Art 1800-1899 Geschichte 1789-1860. Women > Employment > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century. Women > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century. Femmes > Travail > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 19e siècle. Femmes > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 19e siècle. Economic history. Social conditions Women. Women > Employment. Sexualverhalten Soziale Situation Frau Vrouwenarbeid. Sociale klassen. New York (N.Y.) > Economic conditions. New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions. New York (N.Y.) > Conditions économiques. New York (N.Y.) > Conditions sociales. New York (State) > New York. New York (N.Y.) History.

City of women : sex and class in New York, 1789-1860 by Stansell, Christine

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1987
Illini Books ed.

Format: Book

City of women : sex and class in New York, 1789-1860 /

City of women : sex and class in New York, 1789-1860 by Stansell, Christine

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