Mercy Otis Warren and Judith Sargent Murray weigh in on the biggest political debate of the Federal period.
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Two documents that illustrate how the debate over women’s capacity for political engagement changed over the course of the Federal period.
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Resources illustrating how women influence American society without voting rights.
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Two resources that demonstrate how women used fashion to make political statements in the Federal period.
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The story of a Black woman who emancipated herself from George and Martha Washington.
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Portraits and letters that illustrate the lives of free Black Americans in New York City.
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An advertisement for Troy Female Seminary that shows the new educational opportunities open to women.
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Three samples that demonstrate how the ideal of white womanhood was imposed on girls in minority communities.
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An advertisement for the new jobs available to women in textile factories.
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