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Gatekeepers and Guardians: Changes in Women's Status in the Era of the American Revolution

Fisher, Lindsey M
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5966-9660
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1471613941

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2016, Master of Arts in History, Youngstown State University, Department of Humanities.
The American Revolution had a profound effect on the practical behaviors of women. Women acted economically, socially, and politically to survive the war. The most notable expression of their behavior is through legal divorce. which increased exponentially immediately after the War for Independence. This surge shows that women had not only the economic means to leave a marriage but also that they had the legal right to do so with less social stigma.
Martha Pallante, PhD (Advisor)
Donna DeBlasio, PhD (Committee Member)
Diane Barnes, PhD (Committee Member)
113 p.
American History; Gender; Gender Studies
Colonial Women; divorce; history; American Revolution

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  • Fisher, L. M. (2016). Gatekeepers and Guardians: Changes in Women's Status in the Era of the American Revolution [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1471613941

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fisher, Lindsey. Gatekeepers and Guardians: Changes in Women's Status in the Era of the American Revolution. 2016. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1471613941.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fisher, Lindsey. "Gatekeepers and Guardians: Changes in Women's Status in the Era of the American Revolution." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1471613941

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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