The Fair Sex: White Women and Racial Patriarchy in the Early American Republic

Table of contents

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• The Fair Sex i
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface vi
• Acknowledgments xi
• 1: Race, Gender, and Woman Citizenship in the American Founding 1
• 2: Toward a Theory of Racial Patriarchy 12
• 3: The Ideology of the “fair Sex” 53
• 4: The Philosopher Queen and the U.S. Constitution 83
• 5: From Revolution to Racial Patriarchy 114
• 6: Gleaning a Self Between the Lines 154
• 7: Conclusion 187
• Epilogue 193
• Appendix 199
• Notes 203
• Bibliography 225

• The Fair Sex i
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface vi
• Acknowledgments xi
• 1: Race, Gender, and Woman Citizenship in the American Founding 1
• 2: Toward a Theory of Racial Patriarchy 12
• 3: The Ideology of the “fair Sex” 53
• 4: The Philosopher Queen and the U.S. Constitution 83
• 5: From Revolution to Racial Patriarchy 114
• 6: Gleaning a Self Between the Lines 154
• 7: Conclusion 187
• Epilogue 193
• Appendix 199
• Notes 203
• Bibliography 225
• Index 237
• About the Author 243