The Bonds of Womanhood

ebook "Woman's Sphere" in New England, 1780-1835 · Veritas Paperbacks

By Nancy F. Cott

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This Veritas edition of Nancy Cott's acclaimed study includes a new introduction by the author, situating the work for a new generation of readers.

"Elegant and convincing. . . . Better than any other work available, The Bonds of Womanhood describes both the classic attitudes of the nineteenth century toward women and the opposition to the oppression of women in the historical context from which they grew."—Willie Lee Rose, New York Review of Books

"A lovely, gentle, scholarly, and valuable book."—Doris Grumbach, New York Times Book Review
The Bonds of Womanhood