Gender, Race, Age, and the Fight for Citizenship in Antebellum America
by
Corinne T. Field
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
In the fight for equality, early feminists often cited the infantilization of women and men of color as a method used to keep them out of power. Corinne T. Field argues that attaining adulthood--and the associated political rights, economic opportunities, and sexual power that come with it--became...