An Intimate History of Gender and Power in the Age of Revolution, Philadelphia, 1730-1830
by
Clare A. Lyons
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Placing sexual culture at the center of power relations in Revolutionary-era Philadelphia, Clare A. Lyons uncovers a world where runaway wives challenged their husbands' patriarchal rights and where serial and casual sexual relationships were commonplace. By reading popular representations of sex...