Defining Gender, 1450-1910
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Search documents that reveal gender perceptions and realities from 1450-1910. The collection is composed of contemporary essays, biographies, and historical documents, chronologically arranged in five catagories:
- 1. Conduct and Politeness
- 2. Domesticity and the Family
- 3. Consumption and Leisure
- 4. Education and Sensibility
- 5. The Body
A topic index is helpful for finding documents realated to a specific subject. (ex. chivalry)
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- 1450-1910
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- Full Text? Yes
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