Female genius : Eliza Harriot and George Washington at the dawn of the Constitution

Female genius : Eliza Harriot and George Washington at the dawn of the Constitution

Eliza Harriot and George Washington at the dawn of the Constitution

Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2022.

xiv, 344 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm.

920.72 O18bi 2022

(OCoLC)1261773378

"A biography of Eliza Harriot Barons O'Connor, an educator whose 1787 Philadelphia public lecture attended by George Washington might have inspired the gender-neutral language of the Constitution. Explores women's public roles and political power following the American Revolution through the early nineteenth century, tracing the story of white and Black women's struggles for education and suffrage at a transformative moment"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-314) and index.
L2022M24

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